peripheral
Example Sentences
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But in his defense, his attorney argued that Gaffield was “peripheral” to the terror plot case and that his actions were “non-violent and inchoate,” according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times
An autopsy identified inflammation in Bass’s peripheral nervous system and in his heart muscles—similar to Anderberg’s.
Other chapters, however, seem more peripheral, such as those that give blow-by-blow accounts of Russian-Qing diplomacy over the disputed Amur region far to the east of Mongolia.
How far back is the best for sound, or so the screen runs up to the edges of your peripheral vision?
From Los Angeles Times
But the departure of Ange Postecoglou and arrival of Thomas Frank as new head coach has meant Johnson has played more of a peripheral role this season.
From BBC
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