by-product

Example Sentences

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Existing by-product is already stored in a permanent disposal facility "constructed and managed to ensure the material does not impact on the surrounding environment," the company said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Hydrogen has often been touted as an environmentally-friendly future fuel because when burned the only by-product is water vapour.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

This underused by-product has shown strong potential for enriching bread with protein, fiber, and antioxidant compounds.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Instead, as we shall see, food production evolved as a by-product of decisions made without awareness of their consequences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond