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side effects

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variants also side reactions

plural of side effect

as in ramifications

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Once Eckert authorised a staff member to spy on an opposition, someone more ingrained in the British game should have warned of the potential ramifications.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The exact close date has big ramifications on the level of taxes Walter will owe for the deal.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of ramifications

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Many of our heroic Vietnam War veterans have continued to suffer the aftereffects of exposure to Agent Orange during their service.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Because there are no other nearby heat generators, that energy must be residual aftereffects of an earlier era.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

Definition of aftereffects

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Regardless of whether the students have encountered the text before, the film gives them a good place to start understanding the tale’s complexities.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
In addition to being arbitrary, reductionist, and biased, classifying individuals as obese or overweight based on a single number ignores many complexities about body fat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of complexities

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Having been signed in January, and impressed in pre-season, complications with his registration meant he was set to be blocked from featuring in competitive games until his 18th birthday in January 2027.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The complications of change In China, divorce could also potentially trigger examination from officials.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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