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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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An Ebola training facility set up by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya is a chance for health workers to prepare for one of the most complex emergencies they are ever likely to face.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which had a representative in court, wrote on social media that the trial "revives hope that justice will finally be served for a crime perpetrated nearly nine years ago".

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

The bird - which survived the incident - was released in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders earlier this year as part of a pioneering project to boost numbers in southern Scotland.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

And on Wednesday about 50 people from Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, the Borders and beyond gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest data centre plans across the country.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

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

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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