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benignly

[bih-nahyn-lee] / bɪˈnaɪn li /




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When E. coli fail to attach and colonize the gut, the pathogen benignly moves through and passes out of the body.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

And one leader’s picture - smiling benignly from every traffic circle — stands out from the rest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

And one leader’s picture — smiling benignly from every traffic circle — stands out from the rest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

A painting of a man seated benignly on a bus bench becomes inexplicably ominous as we watch him watch two young women ride by on a bicycle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

Ignatius pushed through the battalion loitering benignly on the fringes of the scene toward the desk of the office manager.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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