incidental
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"The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design," it says.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Meanwhile, Alex Fynn, an author and football consultant, divined that match-going fans would be seen by clubs as "incidental".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Another limitation is having an incidental finding, such as a lung nodule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“This is not incidental capital, it represents roughly one-fifth of the total transaction value,” Booker and the others wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
On a map of the United States it is an incidental smudge of green, but on foot the scale of it is colossal.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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