malignancy

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Unknown to her, the malignancy metastasized during her pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

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

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

As to which came first, the malignancy or the disturbance of the chromosomes, these workers say without hesitation that “the chromosomal irregularities precede the malignancy.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson