side effect

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Tech Trader first began discussing the looming memory chip shortage back in December, as one more side effect of the booming market for artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But even people who don’t mean to hurt capybaras can still do harm to them, an unfortunate side effect of them living in such proximity to humans.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One side effect of the attacks is that dozens of patients—some with confirmed Ebola infections—fled the clinics and returned to their homes, risking further spread of the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Rather than simply being a side effect of growing larger bodies, the study suggests that shrinking arms were closely connected to the evolution of massive, powerful skulls and jaws.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

It was not an accident or side effect.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover