benign
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The cause was complications of a benign brain tumor removed eight years ago, his wife and longtime NPR news producer Neenah Ellis told the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Most pulmonary nodules are benign, or non-cancerous, but a small percentage can be an early indication of lung cancer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"These changes are frequent, usually benign, and are not a reason to stop an effective treatment on one's own initiative," he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
There are two types of envy: malicious and benign.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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