deleterious

Example Sentences

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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

But he demonstrated Wednesday that his leadership remains intact—and strong enough to prevent tension in the Fed’s dual mandate from devolving into deleterious tension within the committee.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

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