by-product
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The by-product is pivoting into its professional era in the 21st century.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Fed was moving to counter that slowdown, with any lift to stocks a by-product.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Lynas however, says its by-product from rare earth refining produces a non-toxic, non-radioactive magnesium-rich gypsum and an iron phosphate with a very low level of naturally occurring radioactive material.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 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
Here, bodily damage is more or less considered to be a by-product of living, not a disgrace.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
With the latest biotech tools, companies are taking by-products of the food industry, that are currently discarded or have little value, and using fermentation to turn them into something useful.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The licence was issued as environmental watchdogs such as Greenpeace raised concerns over the management of radioactive by-products.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
She also expects MMG’s copper-production costs to fall thanks to higher prices for its by-products and lower copper-concentrate treatment charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Fear and suspicion are, of course, common by-products of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
There were less objectionable ways to produce oil by-products.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
