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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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When asked about Trump’s immigration policies — which have been controversial and are viewed by some Venezuelan residents as harmful to their community — Rodriguez first expressed support.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
As these processes unfold, the nuclear pore is also blocking things that don’t belong, such as harmful enzymes or misfolded RNAs.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Requirements like these increase harmful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In early life, this tissue exposes developing immune cells to intestinal microbes, helping the body learn to distinguish between harmless symbionts and harmful pathogens.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
As these processes unfold, the nuclear pore is also blocking things that don’t belong, such as harmful enzymes or misfolded RNAs.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Requirements like these increase harmful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In early life, this tissue exposes developing immune cells to intestinal microbes, helping the body learn to distinguish between harmless symbionts and harmful pathogens.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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