by-product
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The Fed was moving to counter that slowdown, with any lift to stocks a by-product.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The majority of the UK's CO2 is imported from Europe but it is often produced as a by-product when companies make fertiliser, which needs natural gas.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 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
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
Countries have been wrestling with what to do with dangerous nuclear by-products since the first plants were built in the 1950s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 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
Some studies have also shown that oils heated to above their smoke point release toxic chemical by-products.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
Fear and suspicion are, of course, common by-products of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
But they are still highly radioactive, loaded with radioactive isotopes, the by-products of fission.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
