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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California Newsom touts California efforts on fentanyl at the border. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Tijerina pointed to his concerns surrounding immigration and the border, the oil and gas industry and transgender women in sports as issues that drove him to join the GOP, noting that South Texas Democrats have always been more conservative than national Democrats. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Gould said that his top priority would be the border if he is named as the U.S. attorney for Arizona. Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 For these reasons, caravans of migrants no longer arrive at the border. Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the border 

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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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