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Recent Examples of noncritical
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
The district has already implemented a spending freeze as of Oct. 1 that applies to all nonessential expenditures, including those related to travel, conferences, equipment purchases and new noncritical contracts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The district has already implemented a spending freeze as of Oct. 1 that applies to all nonessential expenditures, including those related to travel, conferences, equipment purchases and new noncritical contracts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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The survey said this does not mean technical skills are unimportant, but that employers value the capacity to learn, adapt and collaborate at least as much as any specific technical competency.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Patients who have nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries scheduled during a strike day may have those rescheduled.—
Catherine Ho,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That breadth of integration is not trivial.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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This is not such a trivial thing.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The hope was that by moving to the low-pressure environment of Triple A, Lewis would forget about his dismal start to the season and begin implementing swing changes without worrying about results.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Reducing the need for permanent port fuel infrastructure To support continuous operations, the platform consumes roughly 16,500 to 17,600 pounds of hydrogen per week, stored in modular, ISO-compatible low-pressure containers integrated into the floating structure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The postmortem highlighted nearly two dozen laws that the city attorney’s office identified as affecting Meridian city business, some requiring minor tweaks to standard practices and others necessitating city-code overhauls.—
Rose Evans
June 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2026
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His identity is not being made public after Roach issued an order on Friday barring public identification of any minor witnesses.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Stops in Denver and Columbus are not incidental.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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On a six-year loan, the $20 difference in monthly payments is negligible for many buyers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Some people say that cooling down a croissant can increase resistant starch and lower blood sugar spikes, but experts say the difference is negligible.—
Eleesha Lockett,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2026
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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