incidental

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People are incidental to Godzilla’s destructive marches through cities or transoceanic swims.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Amid them, the ballet moves seem more incidental than poetically potent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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 incidental music, though, offers needed theatrical context.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Traveling through another dimension provides, as an incidental benefit, a kind of X-ray vision.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan