benign
Example Sentences
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Early critics took a shine to the film, but many reviews were laser-focused on the movie’s ideas about the difficult yet ultimately benign transition into adulthood.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It’s a pretty benign environment and well-protected,” Turtle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The inflows were prompted by a relatively strong earnings backdrop, by AI-earnings-driven expansion and by the relatively benign inflation data released recently that strengthened the case for Fed resistance to tightening.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 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
On its surface, the booming market in side bets on subprime mortgage bonds seemed to be the financial equivalent of fantasy football: a benign, if silly, facsimile of investing.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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