as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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This primrose is the ideal ground cover for out-of-the-way marginal areas where color is desired without excessive watering or maintenance.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
As of 2025, the highest marginal tax rate is 37%—but again, only a portion of income for the highest earners reaches that rate.
—Karla Dennis, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area south of a line from Kansas City to Kirksville under a marginal risk of severe weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Trump can oscillate between impatience with Putin, even threatening Russia with sanctions coordinated with Europe, and backtracking after Putin makes just a marginal counteroffer in bad faith.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
As of 2025, the highest marginal tax rate is 37%—but again, only a portion of income for the highest earners reaches that rate.
—Karla Dennis, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area south of a line from Kansas City to Kirksville under a marginal risk of severe weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Trump can oscillate between impatience with Putin, even threatening Russia with sanctions coordinated with Europe, and backtracking after Putin makes just a marginal counteroffer in bad faith.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for marginal
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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