harmful
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Insurers have long said that their preapproval requirements aim to ensure that patients don’t get unnecessary or harmful care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Situations such as concerts, sporting events, fireworks displays, and power tool use can all expose people to potentially harmful noise levels.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Lead researcher, associate Prof Anja Heilmann, said the research found smacking "does not help children and all the effects that we did find were in the direction of a harmful outcome".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Social media services, including adult content platforms, would also face new requirements under the law to "mitigate risks associated with exposure" to various categories of harmful content and apply labels to synthetically generated content.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“We can no longer allow that to happen. Because it’s dangerous, harmful, and unfair. It’s up to you—it’s up to us—to seek out the truth, to spread the truth, and to fight for the truth.”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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