detrimental
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More broadly, firms have ploughed ahead with AI development - including of "superintelligence" they believe could outsmart humans - while warning of its detrimental impact to some areas of society.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Members of CalSTRS Divest say that such investments conflict with the fund’s own stated policies, which consider whether a company or industry makes a product that is highly detrimental to human health.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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
It suggested that he must have made — or been planning to make — more Horcruxes, so that the loss of his first would not be so detrimental.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing detrimental
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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