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Recent Examples of harmlessness
What happens, for example, when harmlessness conflicts with helping the user?
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Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmlessness
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But prices for high-purity helium used in industrial sectors have doubled in China in the past month, according to Sublime China Information, a Chinese market intelligence firm.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the knowledge of how to enrich uranium to weapons-grade purity does not disappear when centrifuges are destroyed.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lin, Lynne Artemis An unforgettable baby name, Artemis is derived from the Greek goddess of the moon, hunting, and chastity.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2026
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If one revisits the past to dispel myths, one worth dispelling is that of a lost era of chastity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Harmlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmlessness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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