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The phrase "an unintended effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing outcomes or consequences that were not planned or anticipated.
Example: "The new policy had an unintended effect, leading to increased employee dissatisfaction."
Alternatives: "an unforeseen consequence" or "an unexpected outcome."
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The delay had an unintended effect.
"There's an unintended effect of bringing people together".
Yet Mr. Wilson's downfall had an unintended effect.
"The swift removal of Saddam Hussein's regime last spring had an unintended effect," Mr. Bush said.
The swift removal of Saddam Hussein's regime last spring had an unintended effect.
But in this case, ending Mary's life would be a deliberate decision, not an unintended effect.
It appears that the result was an unintended effect on the stock in question".
But the arbitration panel may have had an unintended effect: encouraging the complicated protests it was set up to resolve.
"If we do see a trend where there's an unintended effect, then we'll do something about it," he said.
"It was a big match for me," she said, "and being on a big stadium" had an unintended effect.
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7 8 While antibiotics may be effective in the elimination of pathogenic organisms, a common, unintended effect is the killing or inhibition of beneficial microbes due to shared susceptibility to the antibiotic.
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an unforeseen effect
an unintended implication
an unanticipated effect
an unplanned effect
an educational effect
an exponential effect
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an unintended message
an unintended pregnancy
an unintended emblem
an unintended example
an unintended beneficiary
an unintended role
an unintended benefit
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