margins
Example Sentences
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Returning to the pandemic example, corporate profit margins soared after COVID-19 went global.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although teapots could source feedstocks domestically from state-owned powerhouses such as Sinopec and China National Petroleum, margins were thin and production capacity was low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Even a small fee could matter if it changes the incentives of small merchants operating on thin margins," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sandisk expects adjusted gross margins to remain at around 80% through 2030 as demand for memory continues to outstrip supply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
We poison the gnats in a lake and the poison travels from link to link of the food chain and soon the birds of the lake margins become its victims.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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