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[hahrm] / hɑrm /




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For someone like Ariana Grande, who has millions of eyes on her at all times, the potential for harm is astronomically magnified.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

"The fact that Levy was able to inflict such devastating harm after being freed by police and the courts is deeply concerning."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

"The harm is happening now," Apple's lawyers say, and "every day that passes without an injunction allows OpenAI to embed their knowledge of Apple's stolen information into its hardware development efforts."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Would you come into the office more regularly if you didn’t feel like you were contributing to a product that might cause harm?

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

“And there’s nothing anyone on this bench can do about it, so there can’t be any harm in telling you. Right?”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

The research suggests a curfew is "unlikely to be enough on its own to prevent online harms," said Leanne Proctor, regulatory lead at the Online Responsibility Network, the organisation the survey was conducted for.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

And what was left, once memories of the crisis faded, were the harms of the choices we made to cope with a whole host of unknowns: the learning losses, socialization issues, and shuttered businesses.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

“Why don’t you stretch out right here? I’ll make sure nothing harms you while you sleep.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state's claims that the social media giant created a "public nuisance" and harmed children.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

You felt bad for anyone who got harmed.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

“We harmed young people in very real ways,” said David Barnes, a public health historian at the University of Pennsylvania.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Longtime USC donor Brian Kennedy has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging he was harmed by the removal of his name from a practice field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

She is sound and not harmed in any way except for the tiller.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

“In many incidents involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis or actively harming themselves, deputies prioritize de-escalation by creating time, distance and opportunities for communication,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

I’m not saying you need to like your boss, but assigning her silence any kind of meaning is harming your sanity and happiness.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Denys Shtilerman, head of Ukrainian defence firm Fire Point, said the strikes were partly aimed at harming Russia's economy and hoped it could trigger a financial crisis.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Pesticides applied to reduce the insects feeding on crops – is some what ironically – responsible for harming a group of animals responsible for their pollination.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Much later, in 1973 and 1974, Project Skylab kept men in orbit for as long as eighty-four days, without harming them.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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