benign
Example Sentences
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When the pitch was benign on the opening two days, only 12 wickets fell.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 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
“Upside to 8500 in our bull case would require a stronger translation of AI investment into productivity and margins, alongside a more benign macro path,” Krishna and his team wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Many spreading this story are doing so with little or no evidence of wrongdoing and are instead relying on information that is false or can be explained by more benign reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
But at first it was not so benign to all.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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