unintended

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The database contains reports of unintended and harmful side effects linked to medications.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

An SAI is any event or circumstance that led or could have led to unintended or unexpected harm, loss, or damage.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Yet state lawmakers continue to propose and pass reforms at the behest of hospitals to protect this unintended windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“I will advance renewable energy, import less foreign fuel and stop decommissioning of hydro and nuclear power. However, many current initiatives have unintended consequences, and my plan focuses on incentives, not mandates,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Then as now, air raids sometimes hit unintended targets.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman