detrimental
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“We’re seeing the impacts of dust events and proximity to the sea as being detrimental to children’s lung development.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
France's public health watchdog last year said platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram were detrimental to adolescents, particularly girls, though it was not the sole reason for their declining mental health.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“This, of course, could be detrimental, especially if applied in the wrong context.”
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
“If you believe that something is detrimental to the economic well-being of New York City, you need to be vocal about it,” Fulop, 49 years old, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
This may seem surprising—not because spanking it self is necessarily detrimental but because, conventionally speaking, spanking is considered an unenlightened practice.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing detrimental
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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