margin
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“High P/E stocks led low P/E stocks by a wide margin, a sign of excessive speculation,” they said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
"Profits will shrink from $45 billion in 2025 to $23 billion this year. And margins will shrink from 4.2 percent to 2.0 percent," he said, referring to the net margin.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
One bullish client “feels he’s going to be right eventually” but “keeps getting slammed with margin calls,” i.e., demands to repay a loan that financed his position.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Shaw’s margin seems comfortable even with more ballots to be counted, with Barrera firmly in the runoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
He tapped his pencil to get my attention then showed me where he’d drawn a picture of the car in the margin of his notebook.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing margin
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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