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

A panel for the 9th Circuit disagreed, holding that the statute “imposes only incidental burdens on religious expression” and is both neutral and generally applicable.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

No, this world of thought was still on this side, and it led to no goal when one destroyed the senses of the incidental Self but fed it with thoughts and erudition.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse