deleterious
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When they met in Munich last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sought his views on curbing the addictive and deleterious effects of social media on children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
If one deteriorates, the other is almost certain to do so as well, with deleterious consequences.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
This week Dahlia spoke about the deleterious effects of these actions on voting rights with Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025
This duality of the natural and spiritual world is not wholly unique to radical Protestantism, but it has certainly showed up in a variety of deleterious ways.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
And weight carried around the middle is more deleterious than extra pounds in the butt.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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