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incidentally

[in-si-den-tl-ee, -dent-lee] / ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl i, -ˈdɛnt li /


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This outperformance, incidentally, is a bit awkward for all those theorists claiming that the so-called “size factor” — meaning the outperformance of smaller companies’ stocks — is dead.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

And, incidentally, I'm told Lord Mandelson himself wasn't aware too.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

The private-sector unionization rate in the U.S. is still less than 6%, which incidentally is about the percentage of Starbucks stores now unionized.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Colorado argued that its statute does not meaningfully implicate the First Amendment because it regulates conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

The theory, incidentally, is almost always presented as a recent one, but in fact it was first proposed in the 1940s by Reginald Daly of Harvard.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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