as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Recent Examples of marginal
For companies with binding clean energy commitments, this is not a marginal concern.
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Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The Hornets boast 11 first-round picks along with 14 second-rounders over the next seven years, valuing even marginal improvements such as pick swaps or extra second-round selections.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning every 10 dB drop roughly halves perceived loudness – so the gap between the P-12 Business and a conventional ferry isn't a marginal improvement.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
There is a deep respect for everyone, no matter what might, in a common environment, be considered a marginal, irrelevant, dismissable detail.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
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Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The Hornets boast 11 first-round picks along with 14 second-rounders over the next seven years, valuing even marginal improvements such as pick swaps or extra second-round selections.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning every 10 dB drop roughly halves perceived loudness – so the gap between the P-12 Business and a conventional ferry isn't a marginal improvement.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
There is a deep respect for everyone, no matter what might, in a common environment, be considered a marginal, irrelevant, dismissable detail.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginal
frontier
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That worried Huang, who fears a Chinese rival, and White House officials, who believe Chinese dependence on non-frontier American chips is the best way to ensure a lead in AI.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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