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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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In order to rule in her favor, jurors will have to parse the harmful actions of fellow users — including her high school bullies and adult men sending her unsolicited nudes — from design decisions made by the companies themselves.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Pests can also be particularly harmful to tender, young plant stems.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The system responded within milliseconds, fast enough to support real-time reactions such as pulling away from harmful contact or reducing applied force during interaction.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Pests can also be particularly harmful to tender, young plant stems.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The system responded within milliseconds, fast enough to support real-time reactions such as pulling away from harmful contact or reducing applied force during interaction.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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