as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the margins of the paper should only be an inch wide
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
the riverbed is margined by a flat beach of smooth rocks
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Recent Examples of margin
Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump is up 50% to 47% in a Washington Post-Schar School poll released last week, still within the 3.9-point margin of error, while a Quinnipiac poll of likely voters released Oct. 16 found Harris leading 49% to 47%, a reversal of Trump’s 49%-47% lead two weeks ago.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Jay Clayton, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
This isn’t the first time Son has linked IPO mandates to margin loans.
—Ruth David, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
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That would bring the Vans, The North Face and Timberland parent back toward the 13 percent operating margin seen in fiscal 2019 and 2020.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump is up 50% to 47% in a Washington Post-Schar School poll released last week, still within the 3.9-point margin of error, while a Quinnipiac poll of likely voters released Oct. 16 found Harris leading 49% to 47%, a reversal of Trump’s 49%-47% lead two weeks ago.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Crypto financial products range from stocks and mutual funds to margin loans and bank deposits.
—Jay Clayton, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
This isn’t the first time Son has linked IPO mandates to margin loans.
—Ruth David, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for margin
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Greg Alder has had great success growing raspberries on the eastern edge of large trees.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ribbons marked the edge of the area that will be logged.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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The factory itself is a vast complex of buildings and loading docks that stretches across land bordered by canals that create a sort of moat around it.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Communities in territories crossed or bordered by Line 5, such as the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin, lead efforts to protect the land and water resources that have sustained humans and wildlife across the Great Lakes region for generations.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a recent renovation, county officials added metal detectors in the lobby of the election center and additional fencing around its perimeter.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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For security reasons, this typically means the LLM needs to be within the security perimeter of the organization (either on-premise or through a VPN).Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Gold edgings and flatware tie them all together like a bow on a package.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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At no point is there a sharp boundary, solid material, or surface.Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Experienced candidates faceoff in Phoenix Brophy McGee and Valenzuela are vying to represent bright-purple District 3, which sprawls from central Phoenix to the county's northern boundary.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the largest pythons, this translated to a circumference equal to a pair of 32-inch-waist jeans.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
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Both forms of decaf coffee improved blood pressure, waist circumference, blood sugar, and triglycerides over four weeks.Lauren O'Connor, MS, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/margin. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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