by-product

Example Sentences

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Companies are allowed to release some oil as a by-product of routine production and are given permits that allow discharges.

From BBC

One by-product of the newly implemented clock is that it’s hard to get a pitcher out of a groove like Civale was in; he needed just 80 pitches to go seven scoreless innings.

From Seattle Times

Thomas said government policy swings world over are a by-product of the volatility associated with the tension between energy security and the transition to cleaner energy.

From Reuters

Depleted uranium is a dense by-product left over when uranium is enriched for use in nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons.

From Reuters

The water contains tritium, a common by-product of nuclear plant operations.

From BBC