margins

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A reopening would reduce inflation pressures, which, in turn, could give central banks more room to hold rates steady or revive rate-cut plans, especially in oil-importing economies, while also supporting household spending and corporate margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"In most of those cases, what happens is the supermarket swallows those losses. And that impacts their margins," she says.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Compliance and margins may decide who actually wins.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

But for “middle restaurants” — between fast-casual spots without extensive table service and high-level tasting menus — restaurateurs often make up for the slimmer margins with volume.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Through a web of laws, regulations, and informal rules, all of which are powerfully reinforced by social stigma, they are confined to the margins of mainstream society and denied access to the mainstream economy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander