as in marginal
located at or near a border
a frontier town with a reputation for vice and lawlessness
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as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier
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as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
Alaska has been called America's last frontier
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Recent Examples of frontier
Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The executives West spoke with proposed that Harris could forge a different path by referring to crypto as a frontier technology, like AI.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
For the 29th year, GQ’s annual Men of the Year is giving it up to bold boundary breakers, the men and women who pushed culture into new frontiers in 2024—on their own terms.
—Gq, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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In August 1855, Harney and his men, equipped with new, long-range Sharps rifles, set out from a frontier fort.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The executives West spoke with proposed that Harris could forge a different path by referring to crypto as a frontier technology, like AI.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
For the 29th year, GQ’s annual Men of the Year is giving it up to bold boundary breakers, the men and women who pushed culture into new frontiers in 2024—on their own terms.
—Gq, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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The modifications don’t just result in marginal gains, either, as these cars have set production vehicle lap records at race tracks like the Nürburgring and Silverstone.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Harris did make some gains among seniors, saw marginal losses with Black voters and held her own with white voters, but those massive drops with Latinos and young voters were damaging.Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Higher tariffs — which are the taxes put on goods that cross national borders — would keep the Chinese from flooding the U.S. market with cheaper EVs than U.S. automakers offer.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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And during the Tuscany & Umbria Women’s Multi-Active experience, travelers navigate the Tuscan countryside and engage in delightful wine tastings, crostata cooking classes, and intimate castle dinners.Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here’s what’s new in Milwaukee-area theaters starting Friday, as well as some of the new movies available on streaming and on demand this week. ‘Blitz’ Short version: In World War II London, a single mother (Saoirse Ronan) sends her 9-year-old son (Elliott Heffernan) to the English countryside.Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Maduro's government issued an arrest warrant for González, whom the U.S. and other countries recognize as the winner, accusing him of sabotaging the election and conspiring against the government.Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.Brian Melley and Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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Just as Peter’s moving of his court transformed Moscow into a backwater for out-of-favor nobles, Carson’s helped to usher out the era when the Big Apple could claim to have cultural parity with Hollywood.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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Their opposition is threatening to not only turn the U.S. into a technological backwater, but also to imperil our country’s status as the world’s only superpower.Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Not every hike has to be in the hinterlands to feel iconic.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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His time in Dylan’s home state, Chalamet says, reminded him of his visits to the French hinterlands.Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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Located between Silverton and Ouray, Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass is accessible during the winter via a half-mile backcountry over-snow approach.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Experts survey Indiana backcountry The 900-acre area IFA and scientists studied is one of the few places in Indiana that has been left relatively undisturbed for most of the last century, Rothrock told IndyStar.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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Midtown Manhattan appears in vivid detail, with the rest of the country—Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles—a hazy expanse of rocks, bushes, and fields on the other side of the Hudson River.Frederick Hess, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Spread gauze on bushes to mimic cobwebs with creepy DIY spiders.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Frontier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontier. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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