benign
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Management has maintained its return on equity target of 10.8%-11.0%, supported by about 6% loan growth, cost discipline and benign credit costs, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But just months after this career highlight, symptoms Dan thought were sciatic nerve pain and wear and tear were revealed to be benign tumours in his spine, which needed to be operated on immediately.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s a benign question at first glance, but it’s a good exercise in setting expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
At the time, those words were a benign, almost bland sentiment about academic freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
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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