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marginal

[mahr-juh-nl] / ˈmɑr dʒə nl /


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Quan said this was another marginal change, noting that under Charter Amendment ER, approved by voters in 2024, the ethics commission can impose fines of up to $15,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

One possibility is that the marginal buyer of gold is becoming less sensitive to the precise level of interest rates and more sensitive to the credibility of the broader monetary and fiscal framework.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

While Americans would not spend all of the $5,000, a reasonable assumption is that they would spend more than 60%, or what economists call the marginal propensity to consume.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Still, their environmental advantage can indeed sometimes be marginal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It broadcast an exaggerated version of our complicated interior lives to the world, made us feel less alone in the madness of the era, less marginal.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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