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marginalize

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyz] / ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪz /
VERB
exclude from dominant culture
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“He is worried about having people more capable than him in leadership, which explains his effort to marginalize his Army secretary,” he said.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

When the market’s directional trend is hijacked by forces that marginalize financial metrics like corporate earnings growth and profit margins, it’s more significant than merely investor sentiment souring.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Efforts to marginalize their participation do not reduce inequality of influence.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

The coalition warned, however, that doing so could “further marginalize high-risk populations and divert resources from struggling facilities while simultaneously overburdening higher-level facilities.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

By doing so, it would help marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote U.S. values and interests, and improve America's global image.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

There’s a wave of students who have no tolerance for speech that marginalizes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

But the four-team model severely marginalizes really good teams that deserve better.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

It was Hoover’s first taste of the “oligopoly” at the heart of the economics profession, which channels power to a handful of institutions and marginalizes thousands of economists working outside them.

From Slate ● May 10, 2023

But, Botha says, “Civility is only possible when there is an equal playing field,” which can’t exist, they say, as long as the field marginalizes autistic people.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 6, 2023

National and state laws and a trend toward teaching and testing “core subjects” reshape social perceptions and create a permanent culture that continually marginalizes the arts in the curriculum.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Those stands have alienated and angered many Arab citizens, who have long felt marginalized in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico draws inspiration from Jesus's commandment to love one's neighbor, arguing that faith demands compassion for the poor, immigrants and marginalized communities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The most marginalized and poorest may have no option but to stay behind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Faux explained that, theoretically, yes, there are many ways that Bitcoin could serve the marginalized and oppressed: It could be used in international remittances; it could protect wealth against irresponsible governments.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

I even explained the origins of the term “geek,” how so many of them, once destined to be marginalized outcasts, were using technology to alter their fates, change their destinies, build a new culture.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

The French revolutionaries feared industrialization would depersonalize society by marginalizing skilled artisans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

West was increasingly uncomfortable with dynamics that seemed to be marginalizing his presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024

Yoon dismissed such a notion, saying “the trilateral cooperation harbors no intention of marginalizing any particular nation or establishing an exclusive coalition.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

The switch has reordered the auto industry, making Tesla the best-selling brand and marginalizing established carmakers like Renault and Fiat.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2023

It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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