unintended

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One ongoing study is examining whether unintended radiation exposure to the thymus during lung cancer treatment could affect patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The committee's report said the government should continue with its aim of introducing the ban "as soon as possible", while minimising unintended impacts on the wider housing market.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Not only would those with unintended pregnancies would suffer, but also those who were miscarrying or had emergency situations like ectopic pregnancies.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Maybank says Chinese authorities are using the currency’s recent strength, supported by robust exports, as an opportunity to implement regulatory measures while minimizing unintended signals for the yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It is this sort of revolution, a revolution of unintended consequences and unforeseen outcomes, that Butterfield intended to evoke by the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton