malignancy
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Unknown to her, the malignancy metastasized during her pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Mary’s presence is a malignancy, a blight on the name that Sam has worked so hard to build, an identity that’s separate from Mary’s and secure in its solitude.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
By the time the lecture was over, he knew that he would drop all of his ongoing projects to find the cause of the unusual malignancy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The full maturing of whatever seeds of malignancy have been sown by these chemicals is yet to come.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
She replied that the doctor would have immediately talked to my father and me if he had found visible malignancies, but that the biopsy would say more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
In women aged 40 to 49 the most common malignancies were breast, melanoma, and colorectal cancers.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
HNC makes up about 5% of all cancers worldwide and 3% of all malignancies in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Prescribers are warned about an increased risk of infection or malignancies that are associated with JAK inhibitors.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
There is, however, one presently known exception to the fact that a long period of latency is common to most malignancies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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