malignant
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Earlier this year, he disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a "small, early-stage malignant tumour" from his prostate.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
My family experienced the horror of malignant melanoma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Behind the eyeholes of his yellowed skull Rattleshirt's stare was malignant, but he yielded grudgingly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing malignant
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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