harmful

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Insurers have long said that their preapproval requirements aim to ensure that patients don’t get unnecessary or harmful care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Lead researcher, associate Prof Anja Heilmann, said the research found smacking "does not help children and all the effects that we did find were in the direction of a harmful outcome".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Social media services, including adult content platforms, would also face new requirements under the law to "mitigate risks associated with exposure" to various categories of harmful content and apply labels to synthetically generated content.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"Food ultra-processing often destroys the natural structure of food and introduces potentially harmful substances like artificial additives or processing chemicals," Dr. Cardoso said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“Many more hosts march in the valley with sharp spears—oh, many more. Gurgi watches so quietly and cleverly, he does not ask them for help. No, they would only give harmful hurtings.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander