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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

PPI data at 1230 GMT, where a benign reading could increase the odds of the Fed staying put next month, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The researchers also embedded the nanoreactors in an environmentally benign sodium alginate hydrogel matrix.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Most prefer a more benign approach of creating more attractive housing alternatives than Moyn’s proposal of forcing people out of their homes — which would undoubtedly have its greatest impact on lower-income older homeowners.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The belly of the plane groaned open and we were delivered abruptly into the benign spring air of Fort Benning, Georgia.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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