side effect
Example Sentences
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My new fastidiousness is a surprise side effect of postretirement downsizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The findings suggest that genetic instability may not simply be a side effect of cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Sam experienced one bout of excruciating pain a week after the procedure, a known but uncommon side effect of vasectomies according to Dr Salkeld, but that subsided after a few hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
My stomach does a little flip thing that I’m really going to have to get used to, since it seems to be a side effect of seeing him.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
