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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Such nodules "could be a whole range of benign lesions -- inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, or congenital -- or they could be malignant," Venuta said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

"These changes are frequent, usually benign, and are not a reason to stop an effective treatment on one's own initiative," he said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

There are two types of envy: malicious and benign.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Irritable bowel syndrome, depression, hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia were also listed as health conditions Haskins battled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

By 1820 even Adams had stopped firing off his illumination rounds and had adopted the Jeffersonian posture of benign duplicity, preferring to risk hypocrisy rather than the friendship.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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