incidental
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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
While performances of the complete play with the incidental music are rare, a half-hour concert version, also rare but less so, proves effective.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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
To them I was incidental, their kindness to me casual and minor; I’m sure they didn’t give it a second thought, or have any idea of what it meant.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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