benign
Example Sentences
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But beneath her benign exterior, she’s deeply weird and paranoid.
From Los Angeles Times
And longer term, we think he is still a hawk at heart, if inflation turns out less benign than he expects.
From Barron's
Taiwan’s first batch of inflation data for 2026, on Thursday, is tipped to extend a trend of benign price growth.
Since then, dollar policy has mostly consisted of benign neglect: rhetorical support for a strong dollar without any supporting action.
The latest decision was expected by 11 of 12 economists in a Wall Street Journal poll, as benign inflation and resilient growth in the face of trade headwinds offer space to stay on the sidelines.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
