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incidental to





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People are incidental to Godzilla’s destructive marches through cities or transoceanic swims.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Generally, the deduction is designed for expenses that are incidental to research and development, such as rent, utilities and other overhead.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

His avaricious acquisitions of western lands is well known and not incidental to his desire to break from Great Britain, which had tried to limit western migration.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

It was almost as if the goal being score was incidental to his overall plan for the game.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

It seemed to me that such popularity could only be incidental to what he had seen, or claimed to see.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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