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malignancy

[muh-lig-nuhn-see] / məˈlɪg nən si /


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But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2026

Nothing in these stories, translated by Megan McDowell, is quite impossible, yet the shadow of numinous malignancy hangs over everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Not because cancer had been ruled out — it’s possible that the tests might have missed a subtle malignancy, still brewing.

From Salon May 20, 2025

By the time the lecture was over, he knew that he would drop all of his ongoing projects to find the cause of the unusual malignancy.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2024

The first investigators to trace chromosome abnormalities all the way to actual malignancy were Albert Levan and John J. Biesele, working at the Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Dr. Shannon MacDonald, a Massachusetts radiation oncologist and Harvard professor who treats rare pediatric malignancies, sees patients from across the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

"This is a very important finding because it provides insights into how blood cells develop, and can help to establish how alterations in Nup358 contribute to blood malignancies."

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

In women aged 40 to 49 the most common malignancies were breast, melanoma, and colorectal cancers.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2024

The most common side effects of Xolair are injection site reactions and fever, but the FDA noted that the drug has also been associated with joint pain, rash, parasitic infections, malignancies and abnormal laboratory tests.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

There is, however, one presently known exception to the fact that a long period of latency is common to most malignancies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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