benign
Example Sentences
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Isla first went to the GP in July 2022 with a lump in her breast, but she was told it was likely to be benign and caused by hormonal changes.
From BBC
But beneath her benign exterior, she’s deeply weird and paranoid.
From Los Angeles Times
And longer term, we think he is still a hawk at heart, if inflation turns out less benign than he expects.
From Barron's
Taiwan’s first batch of inflation data for 2026, on Thursday, is tipped to extend a trend of benign price growth.
Since then, dollar policy has mostly consisted of benign neglect: rhetorical support for a strong dollar without any supporting action.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
