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incidentally

[in-si-den-tl-ee, -dent-lee] / ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl i, -ˈdɛnt li /


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Two months have since passed, and he’s still offered no explanation for his appearance, which incidentally only affirms suspicions.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Could a cruise member have been cleaning up an area and incidentally aerosolized some rodent droppings?” said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional physician chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

And, incidentally, I'm told Lord Mandelson himself wasn't aware too.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the lone dissenter, frames Colorado’s law as prohibiting merely “a dangerous therapy modality that, incidentally, involves provider speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

For two hours I worked, interrupted only by my mother bringing Quentin and incidentally me some milk and cookies.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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