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 Storm Prediction Center has placed Kansas City, eastern Kansas and western Missouri under a marginal risk of severe weather.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
But without rethinking how and when care is actually provided, the impact is often marginal at best.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Under the new framework, consumers in different geographical zones would be subject to different wholesale electricity prices based on the marginal cost of meeting demand at that location.
—Neha Hegde, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The state ranked 25th for its top marginal income tax rate at 5.39%.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
But without rethinking how and when care is actually provided, the impact is often marginal at best.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Under the new framework, consumers in different geographical zones would be subject to different wholesale electricity prices based on the marginal cost of meeting demand at that location.
—Neha Hegde, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The state ranked 25th for its top marginal income tax rate at 5.39%.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 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 18 May. 2025.
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