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borderline

[bawr-der-lahyn] / ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn /


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"Member states have increased their defence expenditure for a borderline country like Finland. That's a good thing," Stubb said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

"For patients at borderline risk, knowing their calcium score can help determine whether their risk is actually lower or higher than initially estimated, which can help guide treatment decisions," Shah explained.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

“People are afraid of me. Fans who approach me are careful because my stage persona is borderline psychopath,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

For Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House’s World Cup task force and son of Rudy Giuliani, the borderline call was an injustice that demanded executive intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

I culled symptoms of mono, plantar warts, shingles, borderline personality disorder and a bladder infection, as well as listing a bunch of side effects from some TV ads for drugs.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

They move freely, obscuring borderlines between categories that once loomed like separate land masses: jazz and chamber music; acoustic and electric ensembles; songs and improvised forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

When Ms Clark had her smear in 2015, the result was negative when it should have highlighted borderlines changes.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023

Global warming also has had its way with borderlines.

From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020

When one actually thinks of the behemoth task that was accomplished back then in the planning, designing and implementing of the New York subway, it almost borderlines on magical.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2018

When there was no compromise involving other factors, borderlines were chosen to make the best possible separation of national groups, connecting the best marked physical features available.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern




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