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Kim crossed via a major border bridge that only officially opened last week, 12 years after its completion, deepening economic ties between China and diplomatically isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
At one port on the border with Kazakhstan, some 450,000 vehicles were exported last year as part of a broader push to bring China’s electric-car industry to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
This stretch of the Rio Grande was once one of the busiest crossing points on the US-Mexico border.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
After initially flying via central Saudi Arabia, Air India now opts for a route that skirts closer to its northern border and the area around Damascus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
We arrived at the southern border in March, and, boy, is it warm!
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
In the city of Altay, near China’s borders with Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, officials are racing to transform the area into a global winter sports hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood in north Los Angeles that borders the Angeles and San Gabriel National Forests, Varela walked with Mendoza along the L.A. aqueduct.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Jon Malnekoff’s home borders the golf course, and he said he’s positive the wind burst was a tornado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The fires occur in Indonesia, but the ownership, financing and commercial relationships extend across borders," Yang told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The borders at the top and bottom are lilac.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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The evacuation zones include a swath of hillside neighborhoods bordered by the 5 Freeway, Ortega Highway and Avenida La Pata.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The cars are connected to charging points by the garages for the flats, which are in traditional red buildings bordered by birch trees and a large golf course.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The entire perimeter is bordered by a thick band of trees, obscuring any possible view.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
At the movies, the PTSD-suffering veteran is a familiar figure, bordering on cliché.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Helmut waited, car lights on, until I had disappeared down a narrow, twisting path that led into an unpaved street bordering Alexandra to the north.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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