unintended

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In Calcutta, political changes led to the British government’s tea-tax strategy for bailing out the East India Co. and its unintended riling up of American tax protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"These results suggest that weedkillers -- which, unlike antibiotics, are widely applied in agricultural environments -- may have the unintended side-effect of selecting for AMR among bacterial communities within the soil."

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

“Sanctions should not linger so long that their intended effects create unintended consequences.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

The plans have been widely welcomed by the housing sector, although some have raised concerns about unintended consequences - such as properties taking longer to get onto the market as paperwork is prepared.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

They laughed then at the suitableness of the unintended pun, and it was in the sound of this laughter that Guitar picked up his brown leather jacket and started out the door.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison