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  • Benign is indeed a wonderful word, but it’s wonder is in the relief from a web of fear.

    The single best word in the English language « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Specifically, I placed Integral Institute in Neutral territory, between cult dangers and spiritual benefits; Neutral may also be referred to as Benign in this system.

    FACTnet 2009

  • Specifically, I placed Integral Institute in Neutral territory, between cult dangers and spiritual benefits; Neutral may also be referred to as Benign in this system.

    FACTnet 2009

  • "Benign" spontaneous mutations have been observed in laboratory organisms on many occasions, and there is no reason to believe that they wouldn' t occur in wild organisms as well.

    The Guardian World News GrrlScientist 2010

  • "Benign" spontaneous mutations have been observed in laboratory organisms on many occasions, and there is no reason to believe that they wouldn' t occur in wild organisms as well.

    The Guardian World News GrrlScientist 2010

  • Billabong B9 ( "Benign") Wetsuits Made From Used Fishing Nets

    TreeHugger 2009

  • Billabong B9 ( "Benign") Wetsuits Made From Used Fishing Nets

    TreeHugger 2009

  • Benign neglect” would be a charitable way of describing the attitude of recent presidents to the problem of segregated and unequal education; there has been neglect, but there has been nothing benign about it.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • Benign viral infection 17% Musculoskeletal pain 10% Asthma/Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6% Benign skin lesion 4% Pneumonia 4% Final correct diagnoses for patients misdiagnosed initially included:

    What if the Doctor Is Wrong? Laura Landro 2012

  • I remember the shock of how well Robert Englund did in the first, and I knew him as “Willy the Benign Alien” (his term!)

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - A Nightmare On Elm Street 2009

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