unintended
Example Sentences
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It’s built specifically for dogs right now, he said, “because with all of these other use cases, there are unintended consequences we want to think about.”
Farmers across Europe are protesting amid one of the most plentiful potato harvests in years, as the unintended consequences of US tariffs and increased competition drive down prices.
From Barron's
“Instead, it had the unintended consequence of limiting zero-emission vehicle choices for fleets.”
From Los Angeles Times
Tech stocks sparked the selloff earlier this week as fledgling fears over the unintended consequences of AI turned into a full-fledged panic about the future of the software industry.
From Barron's
The aim, it said, was "to avoid miscalculation and to provide a means for avoiding unintended escalation by either side".
From BBC
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