benign
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There are two types of envy: malicious and benign.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Irritable bowel syndrome, depression, hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia were also listed as health conditions Haskins battled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"And I never get involved in one camp or the other, except as a benign figure I hope."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
It is an awfully benign linguistic formulation for something that means “The machines are in charge and no longer paying attention to the humans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The first day of class he had looked up from the podium when he came to Gogol’s name on the roster, an expression of benign amazement on his face.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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