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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

In fact, the former employee says, DOE higher-ups seemed to marginalize both the Office of Science and Berhe.

From Science Magazine Mar. 15, 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.)

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

From Washington Times Dec. 4, 2023

The summit is a “missed opportunity” and marginalizes communities and workers that are most affected by AI, more than 100 civil society groups and experts said in an open letter to Sunak.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 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

Most importantly, perhaps, how can I incorporate music into a curriculum that marginalizes the arts?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

“When safe cycling infrastructure goes in, then you see a lot more women, a lot more marginalized communities, also children, elderly people, people with disabilities,” Roach said.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

“If that bothers you, don’t hesitate to mute or block me. I don’t have the capacity or patience to debate with internet strangers as to why they should be considerate of marginalized communities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

You’ve spoken up against comedians taking jabs at marginalized people.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Speaking of Washington, there are multiple sections of the book devoted to the plight of the enslaved, the marginalized and the indigenous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Hundreds of articles flooded the screen about people who were marginalized: immigrants, refugees, people living in poverty.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

After coming to power in 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini promised to “preserve” the bazaar and blamed the deposed shah of Iran for marginalizing the traditional market, parts of which are some 2,000 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

“The feedback that I’m getting is not so much about him, which I love, nobody is saying his name, nobody cares about him, it’s this idea that we need to stop marginalizing people,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2024

However, the lawsuit alleges that “behind closed doors, other officers have belittled Detective Bouldin, challenging her loyalty to the department and marginalizing her for her active role in the community.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2023

"We've marginalized these habitats so much already. And we're marginalizing them further by loving them to death," Fraga said.

From Salon Mar. 3, 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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