noncritical

British

/ ˌnɒnˈkrɪtɪkəl /

adjective

not containing or making severe or negative judgments

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The section was last updated on Feb. 11, although the group said it stopped noncritical services on Jan. 20.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Although hospitals and emergency rooms are still open during the strike, and Kaiser is making use of temporary workers, many of its noncritical services are temporarily closed or operating under reduced hours.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

Nonessential employees would be sent home and noncritical travel would be canceled or postponed.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023

The remaining patients were deemed noncritical and were moved to the hospital’s South Tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The once sleek lines were now a jagged mess of missing hull segments and empty anchor points where noncritical components used to be.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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