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malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / mษ™หˆlษชg nษ™nt /


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"This has implications for critical real-world scenarios, like when a radiologist can accurately classify masses on an X-ray as benign or malignant fairly automatically, often without extensive deliberation, thanks to years of training," Cox said.

From Science Daily โ— Jul. 12, 2026

The malignant Nurse conjures up a pack of monkeys, an octet of twirling black dresses, and a silver-painted dancer to seduce the Dyer’s Wife.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jul. 8, 2026

At the malignant end, you get the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

From Slate โ— Jun. 25, 2026

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 โ— Jun. 10, 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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