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marginal

[mahr-juh-nl] / ˈmɑr dʒə nl /


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“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

Because people like to say things like, “If I became a right-wing influencer I’d get so rich,” and while there is some truth to that, there is this underbelly of people with really marginal influence.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

They’d spent the preseason slowly bringing his weight down, cutting pound by pound until he was light enough to be pushed around by even marginal 182-pounders.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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