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harm

[hahrm] / hɑrm /




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Ffion wants men to understand the harm this behaviour causes, and for colleges and training providers to offer better training on how to deal with such situations.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Ford also warned that while a trade war would harm both countries, "it'd be definitely devastating on the US" given that Canada has been by far the largest purchaser of US vehicles.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Studies show that air purifiers are effective at reducing particulates, but it’s unclear whether these reductions can prevent cognitive harm from ongoing pollution sources like traffic.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

“You experience the full harm of the video even though you don’t see the thing that violates policy.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

What kind of person would bring harm to his best friend, I mumbled to myself.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

In a statement posted on X, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called the payout “peanuts” compared with the harms driven by its platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Yet the company excluded the majority of those harms from its public reports, designing its metrics so that many of the worst encounters were never captured.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

A court in Hebei province had ruled on Tuesday that Gao Zhen's work "infringes upon the hero's reputation and harms public interest".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Meta stock could take a big hit as the company faces a major trial over the alleged harms of social media.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Athena’s appearance, in point of fact, harms a good plot.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The brain regions most harmed by air pollution are the ones that control mental flexibility and executive function, the same domains in which we saw improvements in our study.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Their bigger worries are whether the executive has been involved in business malfeasance or behavior that harmed the company’s financials or reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

It said the claims were “limited in scope and entirely unsubstantiated,” and that the attorneys general offered “no evidence” that state residents had been harmed at all.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

“Employees of both Paramount and WBD are also harmed by the uncertainties caused by the delay.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But the first and second floors had not been badly harmed, and this gave Zeitoun comfort.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

It’s the latest example of how the world’s largest social media giant is grappling with legal challenges that seek to hold the company accountable for allegedly harming children.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

“It feels like we have enough data to say this policy isn’t doing anything but harming low-income Black families, and white families too,” she said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

At the time, fact-checkers and authorities found no verified evidence linking the meme to children harming themselves, although the frightening images were still capable of causing distress.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

"We've shown that we're able to extract a tremendous amount of new information from these parchments without harming them," says Breen.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“Naw. County wouldn’t take her. Said she wasn’t harming anybody.”

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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