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detrimental

Definition for detrimental

adjective as in damaging, disadvantageous

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The findings suggest that the acquisition of the modern NOVA1 variant may have protected us from the detrimental effects of lead, promoting complex language development and social cohesion.

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Neither of the two new California bills “is as sweeping nor as detrimental to California’s healthcare investment as last year’s effort,” said Travis Jackson, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Schulte.

He also said that the company’s product costs more than its animal protein equivalent, “a feature that is particularly detrimental in a prolonged environment of tepid consumer spending.”

The back-and-forth over key operations and their long-term uncertainty has been detrimental to the agency, employees said.

He believes football's 'win-at-all-costs' approach is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and performance of current and future referees.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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