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incidentally

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


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Hall thought the files named people who just happened to be there incidentally, which the voter described as “horrible.”

From Slate • May 20, 2026

DCL incidentally should have been booked for diving in the box.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Ford dreamed up the atomic-age Nucleon, powered by a tiny nugget of uranium and incidentally requiring tons of lead shielding to protect anyone who came within a football field of the thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

For this, incidentally, you have to go through the process of signing up for a Kalshi account, including the usual anti-money-laundering rules.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

This uncertainty applies, incidentally, to relatively nearby things as much as to the distant edges of the universe.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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