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malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / məˈlɪg nənt /


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Earlier this year, he disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a "small, early-stage malignant tumour" from his prostate.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I would have been afraid to, so powerfully malignant is Mr. Turner’s performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults.

From BBC • May 13, 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

The two aging men saw her through her loneliest and most difficult hours, through the malignant limbo of turning from a howling tomboy into a young woman.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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