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harmless

[hahrm-lis] / ˈhɑrm lɪs /


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"We still have to investigate to what extent bacteria might help to render uranium harmless for remediation purposes."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Schmidt, an entomologist who specialized in insect defenses, created the sting-pain index which ranks stings from a harmless 0 to an excruciating 4.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"Most of the species found in Scotland have very mild stings, which only cause minor irritation, and some are completely harmless," she said.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Hobro said they were often mistaken for Portuguese man o' war but were much smaller, "brighter blue" and "generally harmless".

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

“Like I said before, what we did was just harmless fun.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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