as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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The next step involves coordinating with financial and tax advisors to estimate taxable income in the approaching retirement years, and draw up a target marginal income tax rate to help spread income, Carbone said.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 July 2025
There's a marginal possibility that the thunderstorms will be severe.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Storm Prediction Center issued a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe weather on June 5, specifically for areas west of Interstate 65.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Storm storms with a marginal risk of winds up to 60 mph and hail up to the size of a quarter, and even a brief tornado are possible along with lightning and heavy rainfall warned the NWS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 July 2025
There's a marginal possibility that the thunderstorms will be severe.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Storm Prediction Center issued a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe weather on June 5, specifically for areas west of Interstate 65.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Storm storms with a marginal risk of winds up to 60 mph and hail up to the size of a quarter, and even a brief tornado are possible along with lightning and heavy rainfall warned the NWS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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