abut
verb (used without object)
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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Now it will abut a huge regulated market for the stuff—and one where 30% of the population is Mexican or Mexican-American.
From Economist ● Dec. 20, 2016