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Recent Examples of noncritical
One victim remains in critical condition and another sustained noncritical injuries, and a fourth person was hurt while trying to leave the home, the news station reported.
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Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
Within about 25 minutes, all 14 patients — three critical and 11 noncritical patients — were in ambulances heading to hospitals or had already arrived, Mallon said.
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Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Some data center operators are beginning to invest in on-site generation, battery storage or shifting noncritical computing tasks to off-peak hours.
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Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Right Arrow Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), commonly known as Doctors Without Borders, suspended noncritical medical operations at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, citing security concerns.
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Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
Within about 25 minutes, all 14 patients — three critical and 11 noncritical patients — were in ambulances heading to hospitals or had already arrived, Mallon said.
—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Some data center operators are beginning to invest in on-site generation, battery storage or shifting noncritical computing tasks to off-peak hours.
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Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Right Arrow Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), commonly known as Doctors Without Borders, suspended noncritical medical operations at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, citing security concerns.
—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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The specific mechanism is unimportant.
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Early videos from Hezbollah drones showcased the poor quality of its operators, with the weapons often missing, hitting unimportant targets, or hitting well-armored sections of armored fighting vehicles, thereby negating their effectiveness.
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Span can also throttle nonurgent workloads or transfer them to other nodes in the fleet.
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Waiting lists for disease diagnosis and nonurgent surgeries are becoming unmanageable, emergency rooms are overwhelmed, and staff is exhausted, Guedes warns.
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These statements are not trivial.
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My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more than a trivial note.
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That’s because the trough of low-pressure air in the upper atmosphere that brought us cooler temps will be sticking around through at least the start of July, with a potential for more of these mild temps to stick around just a bit longer.
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Right now that low-pressure trough is centered over the Great Basin.
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Three other people in the vehicle, including a 6-month-old, had minor injuries, the report said.
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The adult and child had minor to moderate injuries and were taken to the hospital, the fire department said.
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Psychologists who study cognitive ability and thinking styles have found that certain forms of restlessness aren’t incidental to a sharp mind.
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These were not incidental flourishes.
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The gap between both teams appears negligible, so the risk of Japan losing and potentially finishing third, meeting France in the last 32, is also on the cards.
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Prior to the start of hostilities, the war-risk premium was negligible.
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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