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 tax consequences of this decision will vary significantly depending on your retirement age and your marginal tax rates before and after retirement.
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Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
His efforts led to some marginal change: Prisoners were allowed paper fans in the heat of the summer.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Coral The Coral Sea is a marginal sea located off the northeast coast of Australia, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef to the west, the Solomon Islands to the northeast, and New Caledonia to the east.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
The severe weather warning in Florida stretches from Tallahassee down to Tampa, while an additional marginal warning area extends down to Fort Myers.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
His efforts led to some marginal change: Prisoners were allowed paper fans in the heat of the summer.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Coral The Coral Sea is a marginal sea located off the northeast coast of Australia, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef to the west, the Solomon Islands to the northeast, and New Caledonia to the east.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
The severe weather warning in Florida stretches from Tallahassee down to Tampa, while an additional marginal warning area extends down to Fort Myers.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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