as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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What To Know Using data provided by the Japanese coast guard, a Newsweek map shows where Chinese research vessels were spotted conducting activities in Japan's EEZ since May across the Philippine Sea and the East China Sea, which are marginal seas of the western Pacific.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Although both groups enjoyed only marginal support in the golden years of the Republic, the crisis of the early 1930s led droves of disillusioned voters into the arms of these parties offering radical solutions.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Everton have shown marginal improvement in big-chance conversion.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The difference was pretty marginal—most parents, regardless of income level, reported finding parenthood enjoyable all or most of the time—but that one data point got people talking.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Although both groups enjoyed only marginal support in the golden years of the Republic, the crisis of the early 1930s led droves of disillusioned voters into the arms of these parties offering radical solutions.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Everton have shown marginal improvement in big-chance conversion.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The difference was pretty marginal—most parents, regardless of income level, reported finding parenthood enjoyable all or most of the time—but that one data point got people talking.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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