unintended

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One ongoing study is examining whether unintended radiation exposure to the thymus during lung cancer treatment could affect patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Not only would those with unintended pregnancies would suffer, but also those who were miscarrying or had emergency situations like ectopic pregnancies.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

However, he said the fact that the Southern Trust made a number of "variations" in its screening programme had led to "unintended consequences".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The TV Dinner was an early, if unintended, step toward our current world in which unblinking people can’t look away from the screens they carry everywhere, oblivious to what is going on around them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In the intended reading, the pleasure is caused by the singing; in the unintended one, it’s caused by the not-passing-this-way-again.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker