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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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By replacing outdated and harmful practices, HMS aims to empower brands, laundries and mills to achieve both environmental and commercial goals.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Tech companies sporadically work with local police to track and deplatform harmful accounts, law enforcement sources say.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
When OpenAI and Anthropic evaluated each other's models over the summer, OpenAI reported Claude was less likely to engage in sycophantic and harmful behaviors than ChatGPT.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Tech companies sporadically work with local police to track and deplatform harmful accounts, law enforcement sources say.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
When OpenAI and Anthropic evaluated each other's models over the summer, OpenAI reported Claude was less likely to engage in sycophantic and harmful behaviors than ChatGPT.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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