unintended
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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New laws could lead to unintended consequences for other vital democratic interests that may outweigh uncertain benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
She has said the changes would better align capital requirements with actual risk and correct unintended consequences from earlier postcrisis rules.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Bill Plaschke spoke a quiet and perhaps unintended truth in his column praising the competitiveness of the World Baseball Classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
"Our future goal is to create the next generation of tissue-specific therapies that preserve therapeutic benefit while reducing unintended systemic effects," said Elgendy.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Then as now, air raids sometimes hit unintended targets.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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