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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Didn’t register a caffeine buzz other than my standard low-level anxiety humming in the background.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
While many species are adapted to survive low-level fires, severe blazes can damage the seeds and cones needed for forests to regrow.
—Laura Dee, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Henry stars as Ray Driscoll, a down-on-his-luck ex-con who, along with his buddy and former cellmate Manny Carvalho (played by Wagner Moura), poses as a DEA agent to rob low-level drug dealers in Philadelphia.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
While many species are adapted to survive low-level fires, severe blazes can damage the seeds and cones needed for forests to regrow.
—Laura Dee, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Henry stars as Ray Driscoll, a down-on-his-luck ex-con who, along with his buddy and former cellmate Manny Carvalho (played by Wagner Moura), poses as a DEA agent to rob low-level drug dealers in Philadelphia.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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