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The phrase "a symptom of something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a particular issue or condition is indicative of a larger problem or underlying cause.
Example: "The increase in stress levels among employees is a symptom of something deeper within the company culture."
Alternatives: "an indication of something" or "a sign of something".
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They're a symptom of something else".
Yes, it's disturbing that our president likes dictators, but that's a symptom of something more sinister.
And that matters because it is a symptom of something more sinister.
The problems with eating are a symptom of something more profound, Beat suggests.
Yet road rage is a symptom of something bigger, a national malignancy.
But Goldstone is beside the point — a symptom of something larger.
On the other hand, sometimes scorn is just scorn, and not a symptom of something weightier.
Addiction is a symptom of something very wrong with our society.
It's called sleep maintenance insomnia, and it is always a symptom of something off-kilter in the (non) sleeper's life.
Adblocking is a symptom of something much larger – consumers want interesting, engaging and useful content, or they'll block it.
Traditionally, therapists have assumed that an affair was a symptom of something going wrong in a marriage.
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