harmful

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“The best thing you can say about them is that they weren’t as harmful people thought they would be,” said Scott Lincicome, the vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The tariffs aren’t harmful any longer,” Molly Beerman, Alcoa’s chief financial officer, told investors recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It also opens the door to future treatments aimed at correcting harmful folding patterns in conditions such as cancer and developmental disorders.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“FDA is unable to test and identify all products marketed as dietary supplements that have potentially harmful hidden ingredients.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In experimental animals the chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides freely cross the barrier of the placenta, the traditional protective shield between the embryo and harmful substances in the mother’s body.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson