borderline
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Many drivers agreed that conditions were borderline in the extreme.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
To say the tree cutting was “cleaning up,” she said, “is borderline farcical.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"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
Khanum Taheri’s chaperoning made our meetings, if not gossip-proof, then less gossip-worthy, even if her borderline fawning on me clearly embarrassed Soraya.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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
The borderlines, announced on 17 August – two days after independence – cut right through these two provinces and caused unforeseen turmoil.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2017
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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