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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Immune system impairment has also been linked to low-level exposure.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The assassination of Nasrallah, who had led Hezbollah for 32 years, turned months of low-level strikes between Israel and the militants into all-out war that battered much of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months until a U.S.-brokered cease-fire took effect Nov. 27.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
As Foreign Affairs has reported, in early 2023, the state government in Madhya Pradesh posted 6,000 low-level government jobs and quickly received more than 1.2 million applications.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, season one of the spy drama centered on then low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), whose efforts to save the president now earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent in season two.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The assassination of Nasrallah, who had led Hezbollah for 32 years, turned months of low-level strikes between Israel and the militants into all-out war that battered much of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months until a U.S.-brokered cease-fire took effect Nov. 27.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
As Foreign Affairs has reported, in early 2023, the state government in Madhya Pradesh posted 6,000 low-level government jobs and quickly received more than 1.2 million applications.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, season one of the spy drama centered on then low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), whose efforts to save the president now earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent in season two.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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