incidental

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But they can feel a little incidental to some key scenes, with transmogrifications and body swaps largely left to the imagination.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Kaplan needed 10 years to regain the standard of living she had before her divorce, slowly increasing her earning power and putting aside some money for incidentals, as well as retirement.

From New York Times

In its own financial statements, though, the company made it clear that using water was merely incidental to the company's mission.

From Salon

Cyber-security expert Prof Alan Woodward, from Surrey University, said this level of tracking "cannot be described as accidental or even incidental".

From BBC

“Nonetheless, if a U.S. person communicates with a foreign target, their communications can be collected through what the government calls ‘incidental collection.’”

From Washington Times