beneficial

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Beneficial soil microbes that live on or around plant roots can provide nutrition, help the plant withstand stress and protect it from pathogenic microbes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Among the youngest labor leaders is Roland Rexha, the secretary-treasurer of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, which represents maritime workers including employees of the Staten Island Ferry.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023

She thought of tempeh and miso as one might coffee or chocolate: Beneficial to most, as long as it's organic and consumed in moderation within the larger scope of a nutrient-dense diet.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2023

Beneficial economic ties must be fair, and the United States will respond to China’s unfair trade practices, she said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Being a popular introduction to the study of Entomology, and a treatise on Injurious and Beneficial Insects, with descriptions and accounts of the habits of Insects, their transformations, development and classification.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)