borderline

Example Sentences

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"It's right on the borderline, believe me," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington when asked where the talks with Iran stood.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify," says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“The calcium score has value in borderline or intermediate-risk zones,” says Blaha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

By now we are on 1-4, and traffic is fairly light, which in and of itself is borderline miraculous.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green