malignancy

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But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Nothing in these stories, translated by Megan McDowell, is quite impossible, yet the shadow of numinous malignancy hangs over everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Not because cancer had been ruled out — it’s possible that the tests might have missed a subtle malignancy, still brewing.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

By the time the lecture was over, he knew that he would drop all of his ongoing projects to find the cause of the unusual malignancy.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Cancer may sometimes require the complementary action of two chemicals, one of which sensitizes the cell or tissue so that it may later, under the action of another or promoting agent, develop true malignancy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson