- present tense form of harm (3rd person singular).
harms
Example Sentences
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Justice in Aging, a national advocacy group, suggests that Medicaid estate recovery disproportionately harms low-income families because the home is often the primary asset left behind by a Medicaid recipient.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A jury in New Mexico previously ordered Meta to pay $375 million after it found the company liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other harms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the New Mexico case, the First Judicial Court in Santa Fe determined that Meta’s conduct created a “public nuisance” and ordered the company to create a fund to remedy harms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution and that it must put the money in a fund aimed at reducing future harms.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
If we truly want to end violence in our communities, we must come to understand, as discussed in the final chapter, the ways in which mass incarceration increases—not decreases—violence and multiplies its harms.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
