as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Then an element of chaos is introduced (or reintroduced) into Sal’s already marginal existence: Old friend Vince (LaBeouf) surfaces, fresh out of prison.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Raising the top marginal tax rate to 39.6 percent from its current level of 37 percent amounts to almost the same thing as reverting to the pre-2017 tax code — a rate the code would return to at the end of the year if Republicans do not pass an extension of Trump’s previous tax cuts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of eastern Kansas and the northwest corner of Missouri, including the Kansas City metro, under a marginal risk of severe weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
Most of what’s found doesn’t really apply to the gameplay in real time — even the guns pilfered from enemy corpses end up being marginal upgrades best used as a swap once ammo is low.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Raising the top marginal tax rate to 39.6 percent from its current level of 37 percent amounts to almost the same thing as reverting to the pre-2017 tax code — a rate the code would return to at the end of the year if Republicans do not pass an extension of Trump’s previous tax cuts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of eastern Kansas and the northwest corner of Missouri, including the Kansas City metro, under a marginal risk of severe weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
Most of what’s found doesn’t really apply to the gameplay in real time — even the guns pilfered from enemy corpses end up being marginal upgrades best used as a swap once ammo is low.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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