undesirable
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“But that’s how things have progressed, and the development of technology will always outpace the development of defenses against the undesirable effects of technology,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
So many of the scenarios on these apps present classic examples of a perverse incentive, in which the structure of a system encourages undesirable results.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
They can align government, industry and society toward a single technological objective through instruments that are unavailable and undesirable in a democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
If the spacecraft’s three landing pods had sunk deeply into a loosely packed soil, various undesirable consequences would have followed, including immobilization of the sample arm.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Our ancestors are immigrants, criminals, and the undesirables.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2024
The skin barrier does more than just keeping undesirables out––it also is crucial for keeping certain essentials, like water, in.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 28, 2023
Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
This was contaminated with all sorts of undesirables: non-recyclable materials, food waste, oils and liquids that rot and spoil the bales.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
The Immigration Act of 1917 barred thirty-three kinds of undesirables from entering the United States, and so, in 1922, on the deck of the Giulia, passengers distussed how to escape the categories.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
