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malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / məˈlɪg nənt /


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"This has implications for critical real-world scenarios, like when a radiologist can accurately classify masses on an X-ray as benign or malignant fairly automatically, often without extensive deliberation, thanks to years of training," Cox said.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

At the malignant end, you get the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

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

I would have been afraid to, so powerfully malignant is Mr. Turner’s performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Not that Trabb’s boy was of a malignant nature, but that he had too much spare vivacity, and that it was in his constitution to want variety and excitement at anybody’s expense.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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