benign
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Irritable bowel syndrome, depression, hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia were also listed as health conditions Haskins battled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
But doctors said teasing out the cancer cases at an early stage could be challenging when symptoms such as bloating are hard to distinguish from benign conditions including irritable bowel syndrome.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But if the questions were innocent, the agents weren’t always so benign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s a benign question at first glance, but it’s a good exercise in setting expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“But on a day like today, we can pretend nature is benign., ^ All monsters and beasts have their benign moments.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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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