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Recent Examples of side effect
Any new symptom in an older person could be due to a drug side effect of their medication.
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Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Prostate cancer treatment can leave you feeling fatigued, but there are ways to manage this side effect.
—Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But that too is a side effect of the fact that Berlin has always tended to embrace more formally and politically daring work.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Quesadilla fritas — BreeSky’s Quesadillas, Santa Ana The weekend crowds at BreeSky’s pop-ups in Santa Ana and Los Angeles are a predictable side effect of doing things the long way.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Prostate cancer treatment can leave you feeling fatigued, but there are ways to manage this side effect.
—Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But that too is a side effect of the fact that Berlin has always tended to embrace more formally and politically daring work.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Quesadilla fritas — BreeSky’s Quesadillas, Santa Ana The weekend crowds at BreeSky’s pop-ups in Santa Ana and Los Angeles are a predictable side effect of doing things the long way.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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Air cargo backlogs just beginning The war in Iran has cargo ramifications outside the ocean freight spectrum.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2026
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How companies use technology to distinguish between good and bad agents will be something to watch as individuals increasingly hand off their work and personal tasks to bots, with major ramifications across cybersecurity.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
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The difference between the event and the signature food from just down the street, however, lies in its aftereffect.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The contracts are steeped in legal and technical complexity.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 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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But the condition doesn’t come with health complications.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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His lawyers suggest nearly half a million have suffered severe complications.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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