borderline
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"For patients at borderline risk, knowing their calcium score can help determine whether their risk is actually lower or higher than initially estimated, which can help guide treatment decisions," Shah explained.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
In his prime he was a magnificent talent, a borderline genius, but this is the end of the line - as it is for many of an ageing squad.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Knowing that we've got here... and I'm actually going to be able to play it, is borderline a miracle," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
By now we are on 1-4, and traffic is fairly light, which in and of itself is borderline miraculous.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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They move freely, obscuring borderlines between categories that once loomed like separate land masses: jazz and chamber music; acoustic and electric ensembles; songs and improvised forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Global warming also has had its way with borderlines.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020
When one actually thinks of the behemoth task that was accomplished back then in the planning, designing and implementing of the New York subway, it almost borderlines on magical.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
The borderlines, announced on 17 August – two days after independence – cut right through these two provinces and caused unforeseen turmoil.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2017
When there was no compromise involving other factors, borderlines were chosen to make the best possible separation of national groups, connecting the best marked physical features available.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern