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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Where there was once an insistence on an impersonal space, there is now an acknowledgment that the therapist does not have to cloak their identity in a benign anonymity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Their movement then sends false signals to the brain that the head is spinning, causing the sudden dizziness and spinning sensation, sometimes accompanied by nausea, known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

This request apparently came from the White House counsel, and one has to wonder why it was thinking about the constitutionality of this sort of utterly benign, seemingly noncontroversial statute.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

"The initial shock has so far still been smaller," she said, while adding the backdrop now was more "benign".

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

‘Hmm . Imperial gold sword wound, but that’s healed nicely. No cancer, no heart problems. Watch that mole on your left foot, but I’m sure it’s benign.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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