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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Many of these alterations are benign; some are not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

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

It had all seemed benign before, her mother s faith, all drenched in grace, and suddenly it no longer was.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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