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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a harmful" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that causes harm or has negative effects.
Example: "The study revealed that a harmful substance was present in the water supply, posing risks to public health."
Alternatives: "a detrimental" or "a damaging".
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"It could have a harmful effect on our economy".
"But this is only ever a harmful mirage.
"I was in such a harmful pattern," he recalls.
Doing so would create a harmful dual economy.
Unfortunately, that effect is generally a harmful one.
Estrogen can be both a beneficial and a harmful hormone.
"You can look at it in a harmful way.
Such emissions are a harmful source of heat.
ABC's descent had had a harmful effect on the stock fortunes of Disney.
She thanked participants for endeavouring to "change a harmful tradition into an empowering mission".
"We want it to move from being harmless to being a harmful right of passage".
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