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Recent Examples of side effect
Despite the law, pharmacies face practical hurdles to getting ivermectin on the shelves: Ivermectin manufacturers don’t produce labels about the medicine’s side effects or interactions with other drugs — an FDA requirement for the packaging of over-the-counter medications.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
The decoupling of employment from economic growth is no longer a side effect of monetary policy.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
This is a common and expected side effect of the iron.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Consuming both sugar and sugar alcohols in large amounts can lead to side effects and health concerns.2
What Is Sugar?
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
The decoupling of employment from economic growth is no longer a side effect of monetary policy.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
This is a common and expected side effect of the iron.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Consuming both sugar and sugar alcohols in large amounts can lead to side effects and health concerns.2
What Is Sugar?
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side effect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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Swann’s choices have ramifications for her relationship with her friends in both the past and the present, meaning that scenes can play out vastly differently.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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In other parts of the country, the ramifications were immediately apparent.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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But Helene, a federal disaster worker who coincidentally goes by the same name as the storm, also worries about this community's invisible problems that tend to persist, months later — like mold and financial and mental health aftereffects.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fort Worth needs a Chief who understands the complexities of law enforcement and is dedicated to fostering safety, transparency, and trust citywide.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The platform removes complexity out of operations and provides visibility, automation, and clarity.—
Jennifer Pierce,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Yet in some of her works, including her 1980 novel, Woman Running in the Mountains, this break with convention comes to feel liberatory, like the promise of something wild and deep that allows the body to survive the convolutions of history.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This has made for a lot of convolution but also for a lot of great music that can still be black without disavowing life’s fundamental worth.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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According to People, a spokesperson from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Wednesday (April 16) that the actress’s passing was ruled as natural, resulting from complications of diabetes mellitus.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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Things have reportedly gotten so bad that when Charles was hospitalized on March 27 related to complications from his treatment, Harry learned about it through the media.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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