malignant
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Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Steroids that reduce inflammation and suppress malignant growths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
These chemicals seem to initiate the malignant change, which may then be completed by other chemicals of types prevalent in the environment.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing malignant
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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