borderline
Example Sentences
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Split between its rival language camps, Belgium's complex political patchwork has long been seen as borderline dysfunctional.
From Barron's
Individuals with low or borderline scores, particularly if they report no chest pain or shortness of breath, are frequently reassured and discharged without further evaluation.
From Science Daily
This is why interventions are quite rare, and the borderline decisions like Andy Robertson at Manchester City cause most controversy.
From BBC
And the fact that Washington had so many opportunities to tie the score throughout the night was borderline shocking based on what Michigan did early.
From Seattle Times
But the Rams have never played a wild-card game on the road before a hostile, borderline maniacal crowd.
From Los Angeles Times
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