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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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PPI data at 1230 GMT, where a benign reading could increase the odds of the Fed staying put next month, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Before the start of the Iran conflict, the outlook for the Treasury market was looking far more benign.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The researchers also embedded the nanoreactors in an environmentally benign sodium alginate hydrogel matrix.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

“Since early last year, federal leaders have dismissed measles as benign and unavoidable and have spread misleading information about the MMR vaccine,” Racine said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

No longer did the weather look so benign.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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