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is bordering

  • present progressive of border (3rd person singular).

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“The magnitude of revision in growth cluster earnings expectations is bordering on surreal,” they say.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

What I and others are talking about is bordering on apocalyptic.

From Slate Feb. 2, 2025

It is bordering on cliche to say Fox hates this matchup, but it is also bordering on incorrect.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2023

“But a two-week window is bordering on useless.”

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2020

The look in his eyes is bordering on crazy.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau