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marginalize

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyz] / ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪz /
VERB
exclude from dominant culture
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“He is worried about having people more capable than him in leadership, which explains his effort to marginalize his Army secretary,” he said.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

When the market’s directional trend is hijacked by forces that marginalize financial metrics like corporate earnings growth and profit margins, it’s more significant than merely investor sentiment souring.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Efforts to marginalize their participation do not reduce inequality of influence.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

We are easier to marginalize and to pacify if we fold ourselves into such tiny boxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

By doing so, it would help marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote U.S. values and interests, and improve America's global image.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

But the four-team model severely marginalizes really good teams that deserve better.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

It was Hoover’s first taste of the “oligopoly” at the heart of the economics profession, which channels power to a handful of institutions and marginalizes thousands of economists working outside them.

From Slate ● May 10, 2023

But, Botha says, “Civility is only possible when there is an equal playing field,” which can’t exist, they say, as long as the field marginalizes autistic people.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 6, 2023

He has lamented how today’s “throwaway culture” wrongly marginalizes disabled people.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

Most importantly perhaps, how can I incorporate music into a curriculum that marginalizes the arts?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The most marginalized and poorest may have no option but to stay behind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Faux explained that, theoretically, yes, there are many ways that Bitcoin could serve the marginalized and oppressed: It could be used in international remittances; it could protect wealth against irresponsible governments.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Through works spanning two centuries and more than 60 tribes and nations, the exhibition shows how these often marginalized groups represented, celebrated and advocated for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Always pursuing the next endeavor to help the marginalized, Chatfield focused his efforts on providing food for the homeless in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

As time passed he became increasingly marginalized and even a little pitied.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The French revolutionaries feared industrialization would depersonalize society by marginalizing skilled artisans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“The feedback that I’m getting is not so much about him, which I love, nobody is saying his name, nobody cares about him, it’s this idea that we need to stop marginalizing people,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

I went because the idea of further marginalizing our unhoused neighbors is immoral and detrimental to our communities.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

"This sends a message to the community that their needs are unimportant and can contribute to further distancing and marginalizing individuals from healthcare systems and services."

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023

It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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