deleterious
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Demand destruction is among the many deleterious consequences of oil near $100 a barrel, said Pavel Molchanov, investment strategy analyst at Raymond James.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
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
"Those beneficial mutations in the old environment might become deleterious in the new environment."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
“The results are always more significant if the patient and I are alone when the psychosubstantiation tests are performed. External distractions have a deleterious effect on the ramified scores.”
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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