Incident
Incident adjective - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.
Primary
Primary adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Both words in one sentence
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Rock Steady: Geoff, whose primary power (thanks to an incident late in chapter 1) is the generation of crystalline rock on his body for both defensive and offensive purposes.
Source: Roleplay / Sonic Spindash RP - Of course, this incident does inspire Gru's plan to steal the Moon, which does help to drive the story, but the primary focus is still on his relationship with the kids.
- She is (or at least, claims to be) glad that she is no longer her son's primary caregiver, and - ironically, given the Broken Base incident above - is quite happy to hand over the "Mommy" title to Reina.
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