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marginally

[mahr-juh-nl-ee] / ˈmɑr dʒə nl i /


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The problem is that “Digger” only feels like a big swing because it’s marginally different from what Cruise has been doing lately.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

A company’s stock can fall by about 20% in a day even if its financial earnings results marginally miss or even beat Wall Street’s expectations, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Energy flows have picked up only marginally despite higher oil prices,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

At a time when the marginally older pair are both playing in Saudi Arabia, Calvert-Lewin is staking his claim with his performances closer to home in this country.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

I don’t know why I’d thought these dudes would be marginally less stupid than all the other ones I’d known.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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