marginal

Example Sentences

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For disciplined savers already contributing heavily and investing broadly, the lift may be marginal.

From MarketWatch

Instead, “It looks like the marginal unit of investment is being redirected to non-U.S. markets rather than the U.S., and those marginal flows are having a large impact given the relative size of markets.”

From MarketWatch

Wellington, Jakarta, Manila and Kuala Lumpur posted marginal losses, while Sydney, Mumbai and Bangkok were up and Singapore was little changed.

From Barron's

Decisions taking too long, celebrations being put on hold while deliberations take place, confusion as goals are given - or ruled out - for marginal reasons, denying referees the ability to use their own common sense.

From BBC

A marginal VAR offside decision caused a fair amount of controversy for Newcastle in midweek.

From BBC