as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Artists of color have long felt pressure to capitalize on the most marginal aspects of their biographies, as white critics (most critics) have remained eager to dismiss those who address race or colonialism in their work as politically correct or identity obsessed.
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Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
For corporates and investors, these are not marginal disturbances but systemic shocks that shape cost of capital, supply chains, and portfolio performance.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Social media posts can amplify extreme voices, with views that would previously have been marginal now finding a wider audience.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
For corporates and investors, these are not marginal disturbances but systemic shocks that shape cost of capital, supply chains, and portfolio performance.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Social media posts can amplify extreme voices, with views that would previously have been marginal now finding a wider audience.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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