as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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Recent Examples of marginal
Also, housing sales since the pandemic have seen strong growth, with a marginal slowdown in 2025, according to data from real estate consultancy Knight Frank.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the Kansas City region under a marginal risk of severe weather, the lowest level of its five categories of severe weather risks.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Even during the Clinton years and in the '90s, there was a significantly higher marginal tax rate for people, the top earners than there is now.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Most probably face a marginal tax rate of 22% or higher.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the Kansas City region under a marginal risk of severe weather, the lowest level of its five categories of severe weather risks.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Even during the Clinton years and in the '90s, there was a significantly higher marginal tax rate for people, the top earners than there is now.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Most probably face a marginal tax rate of 22% or higher.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginal
frontier
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That worried Huang, who fears a Chinese rival, and White House officials, who believe Chinese dependence on non-frontier American chips is the best way to ensure a lead in AI.—
Charlie Campbell,
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11 Dec. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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