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by-product

[bahy-prod-uhkt] / ˈbaɪˌprɒd əkt /


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At the $25 million transaction price in Capstone shares, Hutchison calculates that Capstone paid less than a cent per pound for the copper resources alone, excluding by-product credits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"This is really a by-product of our team trying to take it to the next level. This is an iconic race."

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Instead, they are a by-product of the ear's physiological sound amplification process.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

The Fed was moving to counter that slowdown, with any lift to stocks a by-product.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Unconscious goblin guards covered the room’s floor in heaps, a by-product of the wolf’s entrance, most likely.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

The company’s strong performance in by-products such as lead and zinc was driven by strong grades at its Fresnillo mine in Mexico, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

This metabolism creates toxic by-products called formaldehyde, formate and formic acid.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

Fear and suspicion are, of course, common by-products of war.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2024

If this is all that atoms have, then the qualities that we perceive in the world—colour, taste, smell, sound, texture, temperature—must be by-products of size, shape and movement.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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