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Meanings of narrow margin in English

A small margin.

Usage of narrow margin in English
1
Clinton would later lose the state by a narrow margin to Trump.
Reuters
2
If independence is rejected it will be by a relatively narrow margin.
The Guardian
3
And usually by a narrow margin, which is in turn usually misleading.
The Irish Times
4
They realized that only by a narrow margin had it missed them.
Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal; Or, Perils of the Black Bear Patro...
5
Incumbent Haider al-Abadi had been tipped to win by a narrow margin.
Reuters
6
Senator Rick Santorum won Iowa's caucuses by a narrow margin over Romney.
Reuters
7
They closed about the end of the plank by a desperately narrow margin.
The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahea...
8
She is expected to be confirmed in the Senate by a narrow margin.
Reuters
9
The young inventor realized by what a narrow margin they had been rescued.
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message; Or, The Castaways of Earthqu...
10
Then in the 2010 congressional elections, women voted Republican by a narrow margin.
Reuters
11
What a very narrow margin there is between tears and laughter.
The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island
12
This narrow margin of grass between the path and the flower-bed.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
13
Gore concedes, and then retracts concession as narrow margin in Florida becomes apparent.
The Irish Times
14
But if they do it will be by a narrow margin.
The Irish Times
15
Turkey went through easily and Austria by a narrow margin.
The Irish Times
16
A win by Jones would shrink even more Republicans' narrow margin of Senate control.
Reuters
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