the border
noun
: a specific border (as between countries)
They've lived in southern Texas for years, but have never been south of the border.
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The Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, which covers the eastern two-thirds of the Arizona border, remains the busiest crossing route along the border.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
These include systematic pinpoint strikes on Israel’s array of surveillance outposts along the border, shooting down high-flying top-of-the-line Israeli drones, and hits on Israel’s Iron Dome batteries and anti-drone defenses.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN, 27 June 2024
That same morning, deputies found the former teacher at his apartment in the 9200 block of Madison Avenue, near Blue Oak Drive on the border of Orangevale and Fair Oaks.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
Along areas of the border where migrant families have crossed in large groups to surrender to U.S. authorities and seek protection, Border Patrol agents pursued a handful of adult men trying to evade capture.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
These include systematic pinpoint strikes on Israel’s array of surveillance outposts along the border, shooting down high-flying top-of-the-line Israeli drones, and hits on Israel’s Iron Dome batteries and anti-drone defenses.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN, 27 June 2024
That same morning, deputies found the former teacher at his apartment in the 9200 block of Madison Avenue, near Blue Oak Drive on the border of Orangevale and Fair Oaks.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
Along areas of the border where migrant families have crossed in large groups to surrender to U.S. authorities and seek protection, Border Patrol agents pursued a handful of adult men trying to evade capture.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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