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malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / məˈlɪg nənt /


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Mother-of-two Rebecca Dance, from Berkshire, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma aged 39.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Physicians recognized this cell-killing property as a potential weapon against malignant growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Every afternoon she has us put on our coolest dresses and run away from our malignant house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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