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 doctors said teasing out the cancer cases at an early stage could be challenging when symptoms such as bloating are hard to distinguish from benign conditions including irritable bowel syndrome.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It’s a benign question at first glance, but it’s a good exercise in setting expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Then there was the Office of the Director of National Security, thought to be a fairly benign agency that would simply coordinate among the intelligence agencies.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Mr. de Klerk, for his part, suggested that the system of separate development had been conceived as a benign idea, but had not worked in practice.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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