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borderline

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borderline /bor·der·line/ (-līn) of a phenomenon, straddling the dividing line between two categories.
borderline
Etymology: OFr, bordure + L, linea
pertaining to a state of health in which the patient has some of the signs and symptoms of a disease but not enough to justify a definite diagnosis.

borderline
 An adjectival expediency widely used in medicine for any condition that cannot be neatly placed in one of usually 2 categories, each of which has a distinct clinical significance, therapy and prognosis


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But a similar motorized refuge owned by one of Burke's competitors, Wally Zack of Borderline Sports Pub, did pass muster.
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