unintended

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Health and Human Services did not respond to questions about what scientific concerns and unintended consequences Kennedy was referring to.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Légère says he's worried about the unintended consequences of the law, which was passed after an Ontario court found that limiting citizenship rights to only the first-generation was unconstitutional.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Workers’ Rights Bill in 2025 had the unintended effect of discouraging employers from making permanent hires and instead incentivizing them to take workers on as sub-contractors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

New laws could lead to unintended consequences for other vital democratic interests that may outweigh uncertain benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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