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benign

[bih-nahyn] / bɪˈnaɪn /






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Credit conditions appear generally benign across this week’s earnings reports.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Where there was once an insistence on an impersonal space, there is now an acknowledgment that the therapist does not have to cloak their identity in a benign anonymity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The legislation passed in December with a more benign title that didn’t single out China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In its benign use, Christendom is an archaic label for the Christians of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

He laced his fingers together with a benign smile.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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