borderline

Example Sentences

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Split between its rival language camps, Belgium's complex political patchwork has long been seen as borderline dysfunctional.

From Barron's

Individuals with low or borderline scores, particularly if they report no chest pain or shortness of breath, are frequently reassured and discharged without further evaluation.

From Science Daily

This is why interventions are quite rare, and the borderline decisions like Andy Robertson at Manchester City cause most controversy.

From BBC

And it’s interesting to see this new side of Barbara, Keeley’s CEO, normally so rude and borderline insubordinate, now that she is dealing with someone she sees as a true superior.

From New York Times

“The very obvious solution” for borderline cases, said Dr. Nelva Bryant, founder of the site When Pets Fly, “would be to send the pet as cargo and not risk getting denied.”

From New York Times