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• An expert says kids thrive at every size and that judgment can do more harm than good.
  — Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• Instead of self-medicating with sunbeds, which can do more harm than good, consider visiting your GP.
  — Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
• At least not in a way that wouldn’t do more harm than good.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
• But picking the wrong one could do more harm than good.
  — Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
• But not all pre-workouts are the same, and some could do more harm than good.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021
• And pulling the show may do more harm than good to the company's bottom line.
  — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
• There’s no need to over-wash them; in fact, doing so can do more harm than good.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
• But health experts say these may do more harm than good.
  — John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
• Gabriele thought the letter might do more harm than good — and could present grounds for an appeal.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The side effects of such a crude policy do more harm than good.
  — Alicia Lai, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2021
• Obsessing over it just isn’t worth the trouble, and can even do more harm than good.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024
• Be aware that excessive bathing can do more harm than good.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• Experts agree that the trend is not worth the hype, and may actually do more harm than good.
  — Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Cdn, Cdces, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• But some question whether his efforts will do more harm than good.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• Read on for 10 common sayings that may do more harm than good—and what to say instead.
  — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 17 May 2024
• But some health experts fear prolonging the pause may do more harm than good.
  — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
• So, yeah, there is a lot of tools that, unfortunately, do more harm than good.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Your keen eye can see the flaws in both your own plans and in others', and while advice might be springing forth from your lips, this can do more harm than good.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2021
• But these summits are likely to do more harm than good to U.S. security—and to the cause of democracy at home and around the world.
  — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
• However, recent studies show the change may do more harm than good.
  — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2021
• Doing so would only put our employees there at greater risk and do more harm than good.
  — Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2022
• However, any kind of alcohol can do more harm than good for your sleep.
  — Jessica Migala, Health, 15 July 2023
• However, critics argue the bills are too far-reaching and could do more harm than good.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
• While some ingredients can be good for your hair, others can do more harm than good.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024
• Those are the right aims, but in seeking to draw industrial jobs to the United States alone, the government may do more harm than good.
  — David Kamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
• At the same time, some health experts have raised concerns that school closures and mask mandates could do more harm than good for children.
  — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
• Believe it or not, these everyday phrases may do more harm than good.
  — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 17 May 2024
• Although the proposal has been praised by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, some experts are worried that the change will do more harm than good.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2023
• But a corruption scandal in the south American nation could do more harm than good.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 30 June 2021
• Besides, many people cannot stop comparing the new system with the old, familiar one – and such thoughts often do more harm than good.
  — Kyle J. Russell, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024