Borders
Americannoun
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The letter was written on behalf of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which develops secure communication tools for journalists and tracks violations of press freedom, and Reporters Without Borders, which tracks press freedom globally.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Dawn had grown up in Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"Nobody had noticed she was here. She had managed to keep herself completely incognito," said Murdo, a postman in the Scottish Borders.
From BBC • May 1, 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
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
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