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[mahr-jin] / ˈmɑr dʒɪn /


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It added that the remaining 0.02% margin is not a "real-world misidentification rate", but a boundary where additional human checks filter out potential errors before alerts are sent.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Perkins was candid about tough moments, including what it was like to be hit with giant margin calls on positions, something traders avoid discussing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Sandisk is also aiming to sustain a high gross margin of around 80% in this period.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

In its report, Fitch said further delay “leaves the project in a precarious position with a limited margin of safety before it could breach the lenders’ longstop of Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

No dinner table, no shaded margin of a tennis court ever heard her so easily and richly associative.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

"Even a small fee could matter if it changes the incentives of small merchants operating on thin margins," he says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

That is where, they note, GM builds some 400,000 vehicles a year that it imports into the US—some of its most affordable models, but ones with already-thin profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Sandisk expects adjusted gross margins to remain at around 80% through 2030 as demand for memory continues to outstrip supply.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Its gross margins had been pressured by aggressive capacity expansion and the resulting surge in fixed depreciation and amortization costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Some black Atlantans were brought from the margins into the sphere of opportunity by New Deal programs, but most were left behind.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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