side effects

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

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Noun
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling is expected to have wide ramifications for the future of lawsuits against an administration’s attempt to end TPS for different countries.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As helpful as the laxatives may be during the Artemis II mission, Bunger hopes their inclusion in the first aid kit has wider ramifications for everyone, not only astronauts.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 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
  • The 1975 bank-heist drama breaks out a trio of songs only at its start and end, focusing instead on the interior complexities of the leading men portrayed by Al Pacino and John Cazale who want to take the money and run.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Joining or forming a joint action agency — a group that provides energy to member municipalities — requires the longest lead time due to the complexities around contract negotiations for joining such agencies.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These varying complications can make MS difficult to diagnose and treat.
    ANDREW ABRAHAMS, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Congenital urinary tract conditions can lead to serious complications, including fetal loss and kidney failure in childhood or later in life, and may increase the risk of lifelong kidney disease, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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