- present tense form of harm (3rd person singular).
harms
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Lower light exposure reduces the possibility of photodamage, which occurs when the light used for imaging harms living cells or interferes with their normal functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Its lawsuit therefore takes a position not merely on local environmental harms, but on how responsibility for an international problem should be allocated among American companies, foreign companies and foreign nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It is more generally about psychological harms and child safety," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It means holding developers accountable for preventable harms while preserving their ability to innovate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
If we truly want to end violence in our communities, we must come to understand, as discussed in the final chapter, the ways in which mass incarceration increases—not decreases—violence and multiplies its harms.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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