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Adjective
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However, they were limited to single steps to tackle multi-surface flooring and not intended for use on stairs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025 -
And that the smooth surface could harbor either a thick ice crust and thin ocean, or a thin ice crust and a thick ocean, with either possibility admitting the existence of sub-surface hydrothermal vents.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Angel Reese was assessed her 8th technical foul of the season after incidental contact with Aaliyah Edwards on this play.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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But by the end, in its rush, the movie still hasn’t quite come up with a point of view on whether McCartney really got over his bust-up with Lennon with a little help from his Wings friends, or whether forming a band was ultimately incidental to overcoming any lingering separation anxiety.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Police determined the injury was accidental and not child abuse.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Strong applications are not built on superficial prestige or last-minute resume padding.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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See, this is the problem with our superficial Instagram culture.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Adscititious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adscititious. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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