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Recent Examples of side effect
Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.
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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
The [rare side effect was] quickly picked up, and the vaccine was off the market within a little over a year.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
One happy side effect of all this?
—Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The success of the track and the music video has had an unusual side effect.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
The [rare side effect was] quickly picked up, and the vaccine was off the market within a little over a year.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
One happy side effect of all this?
—Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The success of the track and the music video has had an unusual side effect.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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Corporate America initially saw limited ramifications after the US Justice Department was forced to release some of the Epstein documents in late December.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The ramifications of the current partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security will be subtler, which may ultimately mean less pressure on the minority party to relent.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Economists warned that the overall economic picture remains muddied, including by statistical quirks and the aftereffects of the government shutdown this past fall, which disrupted the data that feeds into CPI.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fact that these events are responsible for the creation of some of our most precious and important elements, as well as bright cosmic phenomena like GRBs and kilonovas, means there has been a heavy bias toward studying the aftereffects of neutron star mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Sixth-generation farmer Cannon Michael in California’s Central Valley discussed the complexity of farming, from fluctuating prices and pest pressures to the increasing impacts of climate change.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Then there are other people who want more complexity to the conversation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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The twists, worries and delays in her story highlight the convolution of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges anyone who crossed the border without authorization faces in trying to become a legal resident.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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Trade rumors swirled around Skubal all winter, with his still-to-be-determined 2026 salary one of many complications in any potential deal.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Your optimism may want to assist your peers, yet outside influences could entangle you in myriad complications.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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