harmful

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Sentencing him, Judge Vanessa Francis told Crump his offending was "breathtakingly harmful" and the trust placed in him meant he thought he "could get away with it".

From BBC

"Not all blowflies are harmful, and many are beneficial," Murillo said.

From Science Daily

In this case, the virus was stripped of harmful components and loaded with beneficial cargo -- pleiotrophin -- so it could deliver the molecule directly into cells.

From Science Daily

The court-issued orders mean individuals can be banned from contacting a victim, visiting their home or posting harmful content online, and can also be used in cases involving coercive or controlling behaviour.

From BBC

The goal was to compare what people believe about harmful online behavior with actual data collected in previous large-scale studies of social media platforms.

From Science Daily