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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Fitzpatrick and McIlroy must improve to ensure they make the weekend cut but they will go out early on Friday in more benign conditions, with stronger winds forecast to blow through the afternoon.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

"This has implications for critical real-world scenarios, like when a radiologist can accurately classify masses on an X-ray as benign or malignant fairly automatically, often without extensive deliberation, thanks to years of training," Cox said.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The benign way for such convergence would be for Nasdaq-100 stocks to calm down, allowing VXN to slide back towards VIX.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

At the benign end of the spectrum, you might see your government spend a bit more money on event infrastructure than it all turned out to be worth to the locals.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Mr. de Klerk, for his part, suggested that the system of separate development had been conceived as a benign idea, but had not worked in practice.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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