as in bordering
to serve as a border for
the riverbed is margined by a flat beach of smooth rocks
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In Tabatinga, a Brazilian city bordering Colombia and Peru, gang wars between Comando Vermelho and rivals backed by Primeiro Comando da Capital pushed homicide rates as high as 80 killings per 100,000 residents between 2020 and 2023.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
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Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Margining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/margining. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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