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Borders

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[bawr-derz] / ˈbɔr dərz /

noun

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


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Scottish Borders Council is currently consulting on the proposals.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Local aid groups are on the ground, while medical charity Doctors Without Borders has loaned Mongbwalu's hospital tents to isolate suspected victims in.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

There’s a charity called Monkeys Without Borders, led by a woman who has “changed her name to Xotica Lemur, even though lemurs are not monkeys.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“We are operating in a very difficult environment,” said Alan Gonzalez, deputy director of operations for Doctors Without Borders, a medical charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Couldn’t he just run over to Borders and buy some relationship books?

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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