beneficial

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He recognizes that terms like cure and functional cure could be applied in a carefully defined way in certain subsets of patients and be beneficial, but he’s just not ready to declare victory.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

"I think restrictions on advertising apps and screen time to kids would be really beneficial," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Even beneficial compounds can cause harm when taken in excess, particularly without a clear medical need.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

But first, a reminder that the “peace dividend” — that is, the surge of available resources for socially beneficial spending after the cessation of hostilities — has always been an elusive concept.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It is a bit of a chemical oddity in that at ground level it is a pollutant, while way up in the stratosphere it is beneficial, since it soaks up dangerous ultraviolet radiation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson