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frontiers

noun

plural of frontier

as in borders

a region along the dividing line between two countries the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier

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Recent Examples of frontiers Meanwhile, instead of doubling down on pushing the frontiers of space science, NASA has pushed hard to gut the agency’s science budget for several years now. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026 Moreover, the partnership serves as a historic moment, as the two institutions are exploring new sensory frontiers together for the first time. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 District 8 is also home to some of the top growth frontiers as the suburbs give way to farmland that’s a source of new land for developers. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 And regenerative medicine, cellular therapies, protein engineering, and synthetic biology while opening entirely new therapeutic frontiers raise the conundrum of who will pay for them. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The oil industry has spent more than a century pushing into new frontiers. — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Developing new frontiers of personalization can also be a key strategic differentiator. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 The frontiers Natarajan is most excited about – agentic AI systems that can dramatically improve performance by reframing how problems are solved, and domain-specific reasoning that understands contextual and financial nuance – represent the next phase of innovation. — IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 They were supposed to be primed for the 2026 World Cup on home soil and take a program long considered mediocre at the elite world level to new frontiers. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 June 2026

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borders

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Bridge’s rapid rise was driven by regions that featured high friction across borders, like Latin America.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Ukraine escalates its own long-range drone campaign, hitting Russian command posts and major online retailers, while stray drones over neighboring Moldova underscore fears the war could spill across borders.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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