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

The net effect: Nvidia can afford to dial back its earnings spin, because the expense on its income statement for stock-based pay is incidental compared with its true economic cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

Elaine, who had never been more than an incidental part of the muddle, had achieved a peace of her own.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White