low-level
adjective
low-lev·el
ˈlō-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a low level
2
: being of low importance or rank
3
: being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components
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The former’s manifesto was an elaborate, long-gestating screed against modern technological society, and his bombing campaign killed three and injured twenty-three, including low-level university employees and people who happened to be aboard an American Airlines flight.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That is a low-level diplomatic crisis that Ireland’s envoys have been working hard to amend—work which could, potentially, conflict with the comments of their new President.
—Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Two were low-level career criminals.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The trio has a surprisingly good theory about the implosion of the makeshift Astral Pulse; seems like Shroud never found the original, and someone has been outfitting low-level criminals with bootlegs that are going awry like Robert’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That is a low-level diplomatic crisis that Ireland’s envoys have been working hard to amend—work which could, potentially, conflict with the comments of their new President.
—Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Two were low-level career criminals.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The trio has a surprisingly good theory about the implosion of the makeshift Astral Pulse; seems like Shroud never found the original, and someone has been outfitting low-level criminals with bootlegs that are going awry like Robert’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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