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marginally

[mahr-juh-nl-ee] / ˈmɑr dʒə nl i /


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That’s only marginally higher than the average over the past five years, which is 26%.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Mantel disagrees, saying Inside Safe and other homeless housing efforts are marginally effective and only “tinkering around the edges of the problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

France's Cac was down 0.54% and Germany's Dax fell marginally.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Despite persistent tensions in the Middle East, expenditure in the region rose only marginally, by 0.1 percent, to $218 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

He tried to calm his pulse and was only marginally successful.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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