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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

My family experienced the horror of malignant melanoma.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In a post on X on Friday, Netanyahu said that during routine medical monitoring following successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, doctors found an early-stage malignant tumour.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

To Franklin, Lee was “jealous, suspicious, malignant, and quarrelsome.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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