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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In a series of rulings over the past month on Trump's emergency requests to override low-level judicial roadblocks, the high court's conservative majority has been neither a rubber stamp for the president nor an aggressive check on his prerogative.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Tuesday's incursion follows a pattern of similar low-level violations that have not escalated into major flashpoints.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Jokić grew up about two hours outside of Belgrade and was 17 when Ražnatović read a box score in the newspaper that said Jokić had 29 points and 26 rebounds in a game for a small club in a low-level Serbian league.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
People live in growing isolation and with the feeling of low-level dread, and these are the defining conditions of living in a secret-police state.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Tuesday's incursion follows a pattern of similar low-level violations that have not escalated into major flashpoints.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Jokić grew up about two hours outside of Belgrade and was 17 when Ražnatović read a box score in the newspaper that said Jokić had 29 points and 26 rebounds in a game for a small club in a low-level Serbian league.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
People live in growing isolation and with the feeling of low-level dread, and these are the defining conditions of living in a secret-police state.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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