side effects

variants also side reactions
Definition of side effectsnext
plural of side effect

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Noun
  • The price surge also has had political ramifications for oil production in California, with Trump invoking a Cold War-era law to force the controversial resumption of offshore drilling in the Golden State, citing the need to bolster domestic oil production for national security purposes.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • These ramifications are substantial, experts say, especially given the question marks about the sustainability of AI spending.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The economic aftereffects, given Iran’s oil production and its control over the Strait of Hormuz, could be also substantial.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, a number of factors — a switch to other development models in search of more efficiency, COVID, and aftereffects of the 2023 strikes among them — combined to push the number of network pilots down each year to a low of just five in 2024.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Valladares saluted the farmworker movement but also said the labor movement brought its own social complexities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Employers and school leaders have rightly wised up to the dangers and complexities of winter weather driving, especially after 2014’s Snowmageddon debacle.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The bill, which does not mention PMPS by name, covers complications including chronic pain.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Part of that planning includes working through real-world complications, such as major construction projects that impact affect evacuations.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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