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side effects

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variants also side reactions

plural of side effect

as in ramifications

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Noun

The whipsawing legal battle could have major ramifications for the midterms.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ramifications

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Nor has Erica’s return to duty silenced the aftereffects of her time with the Gorn.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
The story of a woman who’s still dealing with the aftereffects of that [abuse] isn’t told as much as a woman who’s currently in an abusive relationship and trying to get out.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of aftereffects

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If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Commercial property management is its own profession with its own language, priorities, financial drivers and legal complexities.

— David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of complexities

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While the investigation continues, the sardine deaths have caused other complications.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
There were also legal complications over the film rights until Schwarzenegger convinced Carolco Pictures, the studio behind Total Recall (1990), to buy everyone out and hire Cameron to make Judgment Day.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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