by-product
Example Sentences
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In such an environment, a 3% inflation rate is less a policy failure than an adaptation—the by-product of an economy adjusting to a chronic government deficit and the political impossibility of fiscal consolidation.
From Barron's
“Belief in a novel is, for me, a by-product of a certain kind of sentence,” Smith observes.
From Los Angeles Times
The company said the on-year rise in profitability was due to higher zinc in concentrate sales volumes, a rise in base-metal prices, and by-product revenues combined with significantly lower copper smelter processing charges.
The protein trend has been especially driven by the expanded availability of protein from whey, typically a by-product of cheese production.
From BBC
It adds that interference occurs primarily near conflict zones as a by-product of military activity, rather than necessarily being a deliberate act.
From BBC
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