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harmful

[hahrm-fuhl] / ˈhɑrm fəl /


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Lower levels of these harmful fat deposits may reduce inflammatory signals that contribute to aging throughout the body.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

YouTube is still recommending eating disorder videos to teenage users a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according to new research.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The EU could limit access to social media based on a platform's risks, targeting apps with "harmful designs".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Such a strategy might block harmful fibrotic signaling without broadly interfering with serotonin's many essential functions elsewhere in the body.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The poison tide was harmful to all living things, but Roz was not a living thing—she was a machine.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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