harmful
Example Sentences
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Spruce bark contains high levels of phenolic compounds that help protect trees from harmful fungi.
From Science Daily
Meta said that as with any recording device, people using smart glasses should not engage in "harmful activities like harassment, infringing privacy rights, or capturing sensitive information."
From BBC
Other critics have warned that widespread prediction-market contracts tied to war could create harmful incentives, especially if insiders charged with carrying out military actions are tempted to enrich themselves through side bets.
Once in the air, these partially volatile compounds more easily form fine particles that can be harmful if breathed in, compared with VOCs.
From Science Daily
Additional experiments showed that these harmful effects depended on activation of a signaling protein complex called mTORC1.
From Science Daily
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