as in frontier
located at or near a border
marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper
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The risk level is marginal on June 5 but increases throughout the weekend.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Confidence decays when the marginal unit of debt fails to buy a commensurate increase in productive capacity.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
An additional $30,000 in deductions could amount to about $10,500 in annual tax savings for homeowners in these states and metros, assuming a 35 percent federal marginal tax rate, Realtor.com calculated.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The bill preserves the current 37% top marginal individual income tax rate, set by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Republicans passed in 2017, which would otherwise expire ‒ and go up ‒ at the end of the year.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Confidence decays when the marginal unit of debt fails to buy a commensurate increase in productive capacity.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
An additional $30,000 in deductions could amount to about $10,500 in annual tax savings for homeowners in these states and metros, assuming a 35 percent federal marginal tax rate, Realtor.com calculated.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The bill preserves the current 37% top marginal individual income tax rate, set by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Republicans passed in 2017, which would otherwise expire ‒ and go up ‒ at the end of the year.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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“Marginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginal. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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