marginal
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He had to stay out because it was the wrong time to change tyres, the mediums too marginal to the end.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
This would be achieved via tweaks to the standard deduction and the characteristically German formula used to calculate with great complexity the marginal rate for incomes below around €70,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Congressional Research Service estimated that shipboard, solid-state lasers can fire at a marginal cost between $1 and $10 per shot.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Because in the modern NBA, the marginal is major.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
She knew what his circumstances were, knew how marginal his existence was, how poor his prospects.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing marginal
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