as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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In fact, our global digital culture is utterly dependent on a vast network of cables running across every sea that are far from being marginal, carrying over 95% of all the telecommunication data between continents.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
The additional pain from cutting off China might then appear marginal and strategically worthwhile to U.S. allies, particularly if Washington is pushing them.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
The stock has made a marginal new high and has now traced out a pair of lower highs.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
California remained nearly the same, with a marginal change from 83,003 to 83,032 (+29), and New York showed a slight decrease from 69,048 to 69,002 (-46).
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
The additional pain from cutting off China might then appear marginal and strategically worthwhile to U.S. allies, particularly if Washington is pushing them.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
The stock has made a marginal new high and has now traced out a pair of lower highs.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
California remained nearly the same, with a marginal change from 83,003 to 83,032 (+29), and New York showed a slight decrease from 69,048 to 69,002 (-46).
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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