marginal

Example Sentences

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Although the rate of inflation was marginal and below the long-run survey trend, companies in the RatingDog survey reported increases in fuel, raw material and labor costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

No doubt the 22-year-old will be working on the marginal gains he has identified to help keep his nose in front of his rival.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Under the proposal, top marginal rates would reach 8.4%, nearly double the state’s current 4.4% rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Lower-income consumers, however, have a higher marginal propensity to spend.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

It broadcast an exaggerated version of our complicated interior lives to the world, made us feel less alone in the madness of the era, less marginal.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore