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borderline

[bawr-der-lahyn] / ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn /


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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

"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

In the wake of the club's colossal, and borderline negligent, error in appointing Wilfried Nancy, ignoring a proven winner who's under your nose is the risk-averse play, the path of least resistance.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

I culled symptoms of mono, plantar warts, shingles, borderline personality disorder and a bladder infection, as well as listing a bunch of side effects from some TV ads for drugs.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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

When Ms Clark had her smear in 2015, the result was negative when it should have highlighted borderlines changes.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023

Global warming also has had its way with borderlines.

From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020

Nevertheless, in the last few years, the borderlines of acceptable looking have become blurred.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019

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




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