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marginal

[mahr-juh-nl] / ˈmɑr dʒə nl /


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Kelsey Plum doesn’t understand marginal tax rates, but the topic trips up even tax experts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“In contrast, we expect marginal pretax profit growth through 2H,” Forsyth Barr says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The risk of an offshore tsunami in the Mediterranean has often been considered marginal, and this in itself could be misleading.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“We’re getting into a much tougher stretch where the marginal reduction inflation that was coming from shelter is slowing,” Sharif says.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Why did food production develop first in these seemingly rather marginal lands, and only later in today’s most fertile farmlands and pastures?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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