on the margins of

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on the margins of something

if someone is on the margins of a group of people, they are part of the group, but are different in important ways Homeless people are on the margins of our society. The fact that they held their exhibition in a corridor reflects their position on the margins of the London art scene.

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At intervals he drew from his pocket a bulky letter to which he referred, and on the margins of which he scribbled some notes. The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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