benign
Example Sentences
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A less benign shock came in the 1980s with the savings-and-loan crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Sethi said there could be benign explanations for the activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then there was the Office of the Director of National Security, thought to be a fairly benign agency that would simply coordinate among the intelligence agencies.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Consultant plastic surgeon Neil Wickham checked her face, confirmed a biopsied lump on her arm was benign, and referred her to ENT for a separate lump in her neck.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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