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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Wall Street stocks edged higher early Friday, pushing major indices further into record territory as markets eyed a benign finale to the 2025 trading season.

From Barron's

The Goldman BDC trouble shows what can happen with more benign issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, global credit will begin the year with a generally benign outlook, according to the agency, adding that it expects the credit resilience seen this year to continue.

From The Wall Street Journal

While many of the questions were benign, including several from children, from a one reporter from Yakutia in north-eastern Siberia highlighted a tenfold increase in energy prices in the past four years.

From BBC

Those investments helped build some of China’s most important semiconductor, AI and hardware companies at a time when Washington viewed technological engagement as benign.

From The Wall Street Journal