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marginalize

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyz] / ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪz /
VERB
exclude from dominant culture
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“He is worried about having people more capable than him in leadership, which explains his effort to marginalize his Army secretary,” he said.

From Salon May 1, 2026

When the market’s directional trend is hijacked by forces that marginalize financial metrics like corporate earnings growth and profit margins, it’s more significant than merely investor sentiment souring.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Efforts to marginalize their participation do not reduce inequality of influence.

From MarketWatch Feb. 24, 2026

“The heart and mission of the CSU is to create an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone we serve, not to marginalize one community over another.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

By doing so, it would help marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote U.S. values and interests, and improve America's global image.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

But the four-team model severely marginalizes really good teams that deserve better.

From Washington Times Dec. 4, 2023

It was Hoover’s first taste of the “oligopoly” at the heart of the economics profession, which channels power to a handful of institutions and marginalizes thousands of economists working outside them.

From Slate May 10, 2023

But, Botha says, “Civility is only possible when there is an equal playing field,” which can’t exist, they say, as long as the field marginalizes autistic people.

From Science Magazine Feb. 6, 2023

He has lamented how today’s “throwaway culture” wrongly marginalizes disabled people.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2023

National and state laws and a trend toward teaching and testing “core subjects” reshape social perceptions and create a permanent culture that continually marginalizes the arts in the curriculum.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Those marginalized communities, like most voters around the country, don’t have the same tastes as the gentrifying parts of Harlem and upper Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The project was a visual representation of how everyday people — often marginalized individuals — navigate transit in a sprawling suburban area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

You’ve spoken up against comedians taking jabs at marginalized people.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

This is a question that Black and brown Americans, and members of other marginalized groups, have been asking themselves for centuries.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

We told Dr. Xuma that the ANC was in danger of becoming marginalized unless it stirred itself and took up new methods.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The French revolutionaries feared industrialization would depersonalize society by marginalizing skilled artisans.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

West was increasingly uncomfortable with dynamics that seemed to be marginalizing his presence.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2024

However, the lawsuit alleges that “behind closed doors, other officers have belittled Detective Bouldin, challenging her loyalty to the department and marginalizing her for her active role in the community.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2023

"We've marginalized these habitats so much already. And we're marginalizing them further by loving them to death," Fraga said.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2023

It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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