by-product
Example Sentences
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A key raw material for many of these plastic goods is ethylene, which is derived from naphtha, an oil by-product.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
The Fed was moving to counter that slowdown, with any lift to stocks a by-product.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
It remains to be seen how long the price of fertiliser, a by-product of oil, will take to come down.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Despite the charcoal, terra preta is not a by-product of slash-and- burn agriculture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
