benign
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However, the author wants readers to see that displacement of many kinds, malignant or benign, can have far-reaching consequences — and sometimes those can be overcome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Most pulmonary nodules are benign, or non-cancerous, but a small percentage can be an early indication of lung cancer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"These changes are frequent, usually benign, and are not a reason to stop an effective treatment on one's own initiative," he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
A benign tolerability profile remains the main point of differentiation for the drug, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And beneath his benign reply, I sense a warning.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing benign
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