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
A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
In some settings, they can help remove undesirable substances.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
There was political consensus that a return to checkpoints on the border was undesirable.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
It seems that nearly every advance in our civilization has some undesirable side effects.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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
During the second world war the British used Egypt as an operational base, toppled a government they didn’t like, and kept close tabs on undesirables such as al-Banna.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2017
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
