marginal
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I’m particularly interested in understanding the trade-off between paying taxes today at what may already be a relatively high marginal rate vs. potentially paying higher taxes later.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Treating it as marginal has a steep educational cost: “It is not possible to understand Christianity, Islam, the American founders . . . without understanding Judaism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In recent years it has censored its statements, avoided calls for protest and zealously guarded its marginal influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"We have seen some savings being made from AI, but they are, to be frank, pretty marginal compared to the scale of the problem."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Instead, he was relegated to the sidelines as a marginal player while Johnny-come-latelies like Hamilton and Madison occupied center stage.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing marginal
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