benign
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The development bank’s economists calculate that in its more benign scenario, developing economies would have growth of 3.6%, a weaker outcome than the 4% forecast in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
In a post on X on Friday, Netanyahu said that during routine medical monitoring following successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, doctors found an early-stage malignant tumour.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Credit conditions appear generally benign across this week’s earnings reports.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Where there was once an insistence on an impersonal space, there is now an acknowledgment that the therapist does not have to cloak their identity in a benign anonymity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
‘Hmm . Imperial gold sword wound, but that’s healed nicely. No cancer, no heart problems. Watch that mole on your left foot, but I’m sure it’s benign.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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