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[mahr-jin] / ˈmɑr dʒɪn /


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The 2026 survey was based on some 19,200 face-to-face interviews carried out in 17 countries between May 7 and June 17, with a margin of error of 1 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The company’s 3Q operating profit likely fell 5.2% on year to 541 billion won, with the operating profit margin narrowing to 15.5% from 18.2% a year earlier, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

After being unable to capitalize on a plus-four turnover margin in a 24-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, McDaniel knows he has to find ways to fix the Chargers’ offense — and fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Micron posted an adjusted gross margin of 87% in the August quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Yes, but the difference of size isn’t large enough to bank on, not with a margin of error potentially this wide. Now, if you were fifty pounds heavier, maybe...”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The event gave a review of the regional footprint and technology strategy, and provided important medium-term targets aiming for 3-5% automotive margins by 2028 and 8%-10% by early next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It gives money to farmers who have turned parts of their land over to schemes such as planting hedges, creating wildflower margins and protecting the soil.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Transportation margins help provide a measure of direct consumer-price exposures because they represent the final movement of goods from producer to purchaser.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Big SUVs are a particularly attractive niche to grow into because they carry higher margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He had seen so many paintings of edelweiss, that cheerful white flower that dots the Alps each spring, that he sometimes found himself doodling pictures in the margins of his train tickets.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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