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• a  not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
• a  pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
  a benign smile
  the benign sky
  the benign influence of pure air
• s  kindness of disposition or manner
  the benign ruler of millions
  benign intentions

• There was some debate whether U.S. is the most benign power in human history, creating a new world order that allowed potential rivals to emerge.
• India and Pakistan, deadly rivals, were engaged in a benign competition: each was trying to outdo the other in the warmth of its greetings to Visitor Jacqueline Kennedyand .
• Soft-spoken and courteous, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 66, looks too benign to be an inquisitor.

• benignant

• malignant
• malign

News & Articles

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• Will all doctors one day be like this oncologist: Using holistic healing with traditional medicine?
  YORK, Pa -- After 10 years battling persistent cysts and tumors that formed in her breasts, Karen Muro opted for breast reduction surgery in February 2010. Although the growths were always benign, the condition is a precursor to cancer, Muro said. Canc...
  June 16, 2013 - MedCity News
• Dangerous strains of E. coli may linger longer in water than benign counterparts, study finds
  A toxin dangerous to humans may help E. coli fend off aquatic predators, enabling strains of E. coli that produce the toxin to survive longer in lake water than benign counterparts, a new study finds. The research may help explain why water quality tests don't always accurately capture health risks for swimmers.
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily
• Edison woman’s nonprofit links benign brain tumor survivors
  Five years ago, an Edison, Middlesex County, resident launched a social networking website to connect benign brain tumor survivors. Today, It’s Just Benign (IJB) has evolved into a nonprofit organization reaching more than 1,000 members worldwide. read more
  June 11, 2013 - News Transcript

Quotes

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• Tiger Wood in International Herald Tribune
  I've got to go practice first of all and get organized and be ready for tomorrow,Woods said. "It's just a matter of going out there and making a bunch of birdies. The golf course is pretty benign."
• Barack Obama in ABC News (blog)
  We know how important this is,Obama says in his weekly address, "We've all seen groups with benign-seeming names sponsoring television commercials that make accusations and assertions designed to influence the public debate and sway...
• Kyle Sampson in Forbes
  Gonzales' former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, told Leahy's committee last month that the firings were a "benign rather than sinister story."