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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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For every person who happily sets 4:00 a.m. alarms on race morning, there’s another convinced the sport is too hard, too boring, or a waste of time, if not outright harmful.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Confusing a congressional edict to end segregation with DEI policies that have no genesis in the Black Civil Rights movement to end Jim Crow is historically ignorant, disrespectful, and harmful to the urgent need to focus on resolving continuing racial inequalities in public education.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Lost Screen Memorial is comprised of 50 smartphones, each displaying the lock screen photo of a child whose life was cut short, stemming from the harmful effects of social media.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Efforts to slash staff, funding and programs at EPA are leaving families even more vulnerable to harmful air pollution.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Confusing a congressional edict to end segregation with DEI policies that have no genesis in the Black Civil Rights movement to end Jim Crow is historically ignorant, disrespectful, and harmful to the urgent need to focus on resolving continuing racial inequalities in public education.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Lost Screen Memorial is comprised of 50 smartphones, each displaying the lock screen photo of a child whose life was cut short, stemming from the harmful effects of social media.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Efforts to slash staff, funding and programs at EPA are leaving families even more vulnerable to harmful air pollution.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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