benign
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There are two types of envy: malicious and benign.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
But just months after this career highlight, symptoms Dan thought were sciatic nerve pain and wear and tear were revealed to be benign tumours in his spine, which needed to be operated on immediately.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
At the time, those words were a benign, almost bland sentiment about academic freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
As biologists rushed to embrace Mendel’s laws and grapple with their consequences, Galton adopted a rather benign indifference to them.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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