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malignant

adjective as in diseased

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Many malignant tumors are described as immune-suppressive or "immune cold" because the body's defenses fail to recognize them as threats.

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Using this method, they engineered cells that target CD-19, a protein commonly found on malignant B cells in lymphoma patients.

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Jeffries told Lawler to "keep your mouth shut" as the two traded barbs and later called the Republican a "malignant clown."

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He also called OMB director Russell Vought “a malignant political hack External link.”

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Several Democrats condemned the charges, with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries denouncing them as "a disgraceful attack on the rule of law", and vowing "accountability" for "anyone complicit in this malignant corruption".

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