nonessential
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During the COVID-19 lockdown, Blair said shelters closed their doors because the facilities were deemed nonessential, and as a result, many animals were not spayed and neutered and many were left on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Because Juneteenth is a federal holiday, all nonessential federal government offices are closed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
This is particularly problematic for consumer discretionary companies—those that sell nonessential goods ands services.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
High-energy particles from the Sun and deep space can also trigger computer errors that force spacecraft into "safe mode," temporarily shutting down nonessential systems until engineers resolve the issue.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
So she sat and anchored her hands to the rocks, her nonessential programs switched off, and then, in her own way, the robot slept.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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