unintended

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Workers’ Rights Bill in 2025 had the unintended effect of discouraging employers from making permanent hires and instead incentivizing them to take workers on as sub-contractors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Authorities have been aggressively shutting down cybercrime rings—with the unintended consequence of tutoring them in covering their tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Wright told jurors: "It's a matter for you to consider... whether this was a product of distress on his part, a language barrier, or an unintended indication of his attitude towards Miguel."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"Our data shows that this approach could have serious unintended consequences later in life, increasing susceptibility to chronic liver inflammation, fibrosis and cancer."

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

He flew over the fence, did an unintended somersault in midair, then stumbled to a landing on the opposite side.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan