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side effect

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Recent Examples of side effect And neither happens easily in organizations that treat the human experience of change as a side effect to be managed rather than a reality to be understood. — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Its results have sparked a flurry of activity as physicists try to determine whether the conflicting measurements are a side effect of different experimental procedures, or a sign that new particles are popping up after all. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026 That hour made clear that isolation is not an inevitable side effect of hospitalization, but rather a consequence of a care delivery structure that can, and should, change. — Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026 The side effect of this entire pattern has been a warmer Delta breeze carrying with it just a bit more humidity in the evening for Sacramento. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for side effect

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Despite the very real tensions and ramifications of Harry’s decision to go public with his and Meghan’s experiences and criticisms, his prodigal son position is, and frankly, has always been, a boon for the Firm.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
And backlash will likely be sustained as more people wear the glasses, since digital rights experts have accused Meta of failing to consider civil rights or privacy ramifications when designing new features.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ramification

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The opportunity to work with Metzler again was at the top of the LuckyChap team’s list of reasons to produce the series, but there’s also a more meaningful aftereffect.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of aftereffect

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And for projects that reach a certain level of complexity, many developers choose JLL’s project and development services team that’s based in Atlanta to deliver their plans.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
According to Hannett, the use of bourbon casks doesn’t overpower the complexity that the barley is supposed to bring to the whisky.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of complexity

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Because of this, the resulting code tends to exhibit redundancy and convolution and to lack a unified engineering standard.

— Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of convolution

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Trachtenberg died in 2025 at 39 from complications of diabetes mellitus.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Harris's family ordered a brick in honor of her grandfather, Charles Milligan, who died at Delaware County Memorial Hospital from complications of a heart attack in 1986.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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