benign

Example Sentences

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At the benign end of the spectrum, you might see your government spend a bit more money on event infrastructure than it all turned out to be worth to the locals.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

“Upside to 8500 in our bull case would require a stronger translation of AI investment into productivity and margins, alongside a more benign macro path,” Krishna and his team wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Sugar came to Earth as part of a group of “thousands,” mixing among humans incognito just to observe them, for benign alien reasons, like Starship Enterprise on its five-year mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

AI experts and users expressed frustration, accusing Anthropic of gatekeeping and blocking benign topics like biology, chemistry and mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I wash, he dries, and he asks me benign, avuncular, maddening questions, such as how do I like Grade Nine.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood