marginal

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Alternatively, withdrawing from retirement accounts would generally be taxed as ordinary income, potentially at higher marginal rates depending on your tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“The marginal cost of production in many Gulf states is very low and in some cases below $20 per barrel,” said Neil Shearing, chief economist at Capital Economics in London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And to be fair, Cronin has often used his tough love with great success, turning marginal players into good ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

In more recent decades, especially in 2001 and 2011, the census has tracked the modernising economy: commuting patterns, marginal versus main work, education attendance and increasingly detailed disability and fertility data.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creatures.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari