harmless
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Early communities may contain relatively harmless bacteria, while more complex communities can eventually include species strongly associated with gum disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The First Amendment prevents government censorship, but one reason there are social penalties, including criticism, shunning and firing for hateful rhetoric, is that it is not, in fact, harmless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Younger candidates tend to see an iced coffee as harmless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Had anyone involved in perpetuating it stopped to consider that it wasn’t harmless?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hoping to lower the price they scatter insults over their sisters’ wares, like irritating handfuls of harmless gravel.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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