incidental
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"A common misconception is jellyfish go after people but contact with a jellyfish is actually merely incidental and humans are not on their menu," Bunney said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The timing of the funeral wasn’t incidental, Bajoghli said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design," it says.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The timing of all this is not incidental.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
Yet the sheriff had never investigated Hale, nor had other local lawmen—an oversight that no longer seemed incidental.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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