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marginalization

[mahr-juh-nl-ahy-zay-shuhn] / ˌmɑr dʒə nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
exclusion from dominant culture
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At the extreme, the new paper from researchers warned, losing control of AI systems could lead to “the marginalization or extinction of humanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The author, an older person, embraces talking to strangers to regain lost social connections and counter feelings of marginalization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Growing concerns about physical safety and political marginalization are prompting California’s Jewish community to withdraw from civic engagement and embrace more insular communal structures, particularly among Orthodox populations who face fewer barriers to community cohesion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

Many Americans are already in survival mode because of extreme economic precarity and other forms of marginalization.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

Its long history and gradual marginalization made Sing Sing increasingly different from the state’s other prisons.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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