as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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When Brock Purdy receives an extension, count on a minimum first-year salary and marginal cap hit for the first year.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
The next supreme leader may succeed in cracking down on such unrest, through a combination of force and marginal concessions.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
During World War II, the top American marginal tax rate reached an eye-popping 94 percent.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, these are marginal changes; the real problems are physical and intellectual fitness.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
The next supreme leader may succeed in cracking down on such unrest, through a combination of force and marginal concessions.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
During World War II, the top American marginal tax rate reached an eye-popping 94 percent.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, these are marginal changes; the real problems are physical and intellectual fitness.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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