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malignancy

[muh-lig-nuhn-see] / məˈlɪg nən si /


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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

"Silencing of the SIX2 gene, on the other hand, significantly reduced the malignancy of cancer cells that are resistant to hormonal therapies," Doctoral Researcher Noora Leppänen of the University of Eastern Finland notes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

Ben laughed and the whole class turned around, as if obedient to one of Sister Loretta’s clicks, to witness the removal of a malignancy from the class.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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