harms

Example Sentences

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It’s one of the nation’s largest sources of sulfur dioxide, which forms haze and harms the respiratory system, and the second-largest source of carbon dioxide, according to EPA data.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

General Rob Bonta to scrutinize potential antitrust harms that would come from billionaire David Ellison’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Fynn believes that the devaluing of matchday revenue harms clubs in the lower tiers of English football.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

"Right now, there's no way to ensure that our tools wouldn't be leveraged to cause terrible harms or erode civil liberties away from public scrutiny."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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