benign
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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
Regarding the Fed’s inflation outlook, Williams said certain parts may be more benign, such as tariffs and depending how events unfold, higher energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Calmly he struck a wooden match and sucked noisily at his pipe with an eloquent air of benign and magnanimous forgiveness.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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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