benign
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Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay is to have a minor heart procedure after the discovery of "a mild benign arrhythmia", Napoli have announced.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“It’s a pretty benign environment and well-protected,” Turtle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Before the start of the Iran conflict, the outlook for the Treasury market was looking far more benign.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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