marginal
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In what’s forecast to be a close race, even a marginal number of such voters could matter.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the gains from these things are mostly marginal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Quan said this was another marginal change, noting that under Charter Amendment ER, approved by voters in 2024, the ethics commission can impose fines of up to $15,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“That marginal dollar that would’ve gone to government debt may now be looking for other opportunities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
As far as his colleagues were concerned, his work was of marginal interest unless it could be shown to result in a method for identifying longitude.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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