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 immigration debate in the U.S. will continue, but in the meantime, the ripple effects are creating new possibilities on Mexico's side of the border.
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Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Making matters worse, some Druze men in Israel began flooding the border to aid their co-religionists in Syria.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Ironically, an American president who claims to be a champion of the fight against the left may be fueling its revival south of the border.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
To send a message that crossing the border illegally — or overstaying a visa — or falsely claiming asylum, comes with no consequences?
ICE raids and deportations are about upholding the integrity of our immigration system.
—Robert W Hood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Making matters worse, some Druze men in Israel began flooding the border to aid their co-religionists in Syria.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Ironically, an American president who claims to be a champion of the fight against the left may be fueling its revival south of the border.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
To send a message that crossing the border illegally — or overstaying a visa — or falsely claiming asylum, comes with no consequences?
ICE raids and deportations are about upholding the integrity of our immigration system.
—Robert W Hood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
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 30 Jul. 2025.
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