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Borders

American  
[bawr-derz] / ˈbɔr dərz /

noun

  1. a region in SE Scotland. 1,804 sq. mi. (4,671 sq. km).


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It was on the other side of a wire fence, and on land owned by Scottish Borders Council.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In books, proper tween romance seems rarely greenlighted anymore—the genre that used to fill an entire shelf at Waldenbooks and Borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Proceeds from the match will go to Reporters Without Borders as the club lends its support to Christophe Gleizes, the French football journalist who is currently imprisoned in Algeria.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

MSF, or Doctors Without Borders, says Gilead advised it to obtain the drug from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which will acquire 2 million doses over three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

We sped by Chili’s and Borders and Christiana Mall, and eventually, the snow started falling harder, white dashes shooting at the car and past the windows like light trailing from a thousand stars.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez