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malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / məˈlɪg nənt /


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So everything he is doing now is about legacy, and with a malignant narcissist who knows that he may not be long for this earth, the danger that comes with those realizations is acute.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Ltd, a faculty startup from KAIST, is developing a new RNA-based drug designed to slow or stop the progression and recurrence of IDH-mutant malignant brain tumors.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

The CIA director at the time, R. James Woolsey, described Ames as "a malignant betrayer of his country".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

It turned out that at the age of thirty-one, Moore had hairy-cell leukemia, a rare and deadly cancer that filled his spleen with malignant blood cells until it bulged like an overfilled inner tube.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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