harm
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Weighed against harm that grave, an airplane is apparently a bargain.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Physical activity provides many health benefits beyond arthritis, costs relatively little, and is unlikely to cause harm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her lawyers said the "malicious invasion of Ms. Grande's privacy and disruption of her career have caused her substantial and irreparable harm due to this breach of privacy."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A boycott could harm day laborers who rely on customers to hire them for manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Fact: Even though there are tons of black holes in space, scientists say they’re just too far away to harm us.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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“If this merger is allowed to close ... the harms begin,” Weingarten said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
They evaluated efforts across six distinct categories: risk assessment, current harms, safety frameworks, existential safety, governance and accountability, and information sharing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Scientists say there’s no evidence it harms the environment or people.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
But its practice – which sometimes encouraged women to stay at home when they needed medical attention or denied caesarean sections – has been criticised in several reviews as contributing to avoidable deaths and harms.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“How come this one walks in daylight? I thought they could only walk at night? There’s one that kept stealing some seeds from my nali’s cornfield. I think sunlight harms it.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Kessler argued the states had not made a sufficient case that competition would be harmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Mr. Brand makes no excuses for his actions, and knows that he harmed many as a result of his choices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
They “describe” an environment that has harmed their reputations and livelihoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
During the trial Bartlett, formerly a postman, insisted he had not harmed his son.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
If the heavens were fair, wartime misfortunes would be mutually exclusive; since Baby was sick, she could not be harmed in an air raid.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Without more evidence that the dirt is harming anyone, the judge said she can’t force the government to haul it away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
But it is a careful balancing act – increasing borrowing costs also risks harming the economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
VAR, a video replay system implemented to correct blatant errors in soccer, has come under fire for harming the spirit of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even if people are in the process of committing serious crimes, law enforcement is constitutionally required to do whatever they can to avoid harming them.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
What if Scott was accused of harming her just because they never knew about B?
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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