harmless
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On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Steffi Cao investigates a billionaire’s scruffy makeover, and explores why Silicon Valley’s power players are styling themselves to appear harmless.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Anne Simon aimed to make the peptides bigger so they don’t break down as quickly, and use a harmless virus to produce those peptides continuously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Well, she needn’t get out her bandboxes yet. I’m not a fashionable party and don’t mean to be, but I do like harmless larks now and then, don’t you?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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