incidental
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The timing of all this is not incidental.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
In interviews, she has said she was on her way to get biryani with a friend when she was approached by a scout from 28Models - an encounter she has described as entirely incidental.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But she allowed the ID law to stand, saying it had only incidental impact on the federal government, similar to speed limits on the highway.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Amid them, the ballet moves seem more incidental than poetically potent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
It seemed to me that such popularity could only be incidental to what he had seen, or claimed to see.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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