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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.
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Accrediting bodies, like the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, prohibit breeding white tigers, calling it harmful to welfare and conservation goals.
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Are Asian lady beetles harmful?
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The risk for harmful side effects is higher in people with certain illnesses and weakened immune systems.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Accrediting bodies, like the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, prohibit breeding white tigers, calling it harmful to welfare and conservation goals.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Are Asian lady beetles harmful?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The risk for harmful side effects is higher in people with certain illnesses and weakened immune systems.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for harmful
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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