Definitions
Etymologies
- un- + intended (Wiktionary)
Examples
““Do you understand the term unintended consequences?””
“As the sizable percentage of women who say they "didn't mind" the prospect of getting pregnant demonstrates, there's nuance hiding within the term "unintended pregnancy.”
“The term unintended pregnancy sums it up- neither the man or woman was planning for a pregnancy.”
Choice For Men: Do Feminists and Pro-Lifers Make The Same Argument?
“WASHINGTON MarketWatch - The phrase "unintended consequences" has rarely been uttered as often as by the representatives of the banks, retailers, consumers and network operators that gathered here Tuesday to discuss the proposed debit-card interchange fee rules that are due to go in effect later this year.”
“As the former leader of Chicago Public Schools, Duncan lived through what he called the unintended consequences of President Bush's No Child Left Behind law.”
“BASH: McCain said he wanted to start vetting VP contenders now to avoid what he called unintended consequences like in 1988, when George H.W. Bush picked Dan Quayle, who faced questions about his National Guard service that surprised the campaign.”
“McCain said he wanted to start vetting V.P. contenders now to avoid what he called unintended consequences like in 1988, when George H.W. Bush picked Dan Quayle.”
“BASH: McCain said he wanted to start vetting V.P. contenders now to avoid what he called unintended consequences like in 1988, when George H.W. Bush picked Dan Quayle, who faced questions about his National Guard service that surprised the campaign.”
“Alabama Senate Majority Whip Gerald Dial said last month he was already working on some changes to the law to correct what he called "unintended consequences.”
“Saunders praised Henderson on Thursday for taking steps to correct what he called the "unintended consequences" of IMPACT that have unfairly placed some good teachers at risk.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘unintended’.
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POL - presidential debates
Some of the catchwords of several presidential debates (Obama-Romney 2012 Denver debate's transcript fully included)
autistic, skyrocket, enroll, taxing, decamp, Depression, niceness, cutback, revenue, fend for, empathy, uninsured and 150 more...
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Calling the Unknown
overtone, undertone, hidden variable, implicit, extraterrestrial, unintended, intricacy, decoherence, imponderable
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