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| stomachic |
of, relating to, or beneficial to the stomach. [1/2 definitions] |
| succeed |
to have a positive, beneficial, or favorable result or outcome. [1/4 definitions] |
| sweetheart contract |
an official agreement secretly negotiated between an employer and union leaders containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union members; sweetheart deal; sweetheart agreement. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usu. a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| useless |
serving no beneficial or practical purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
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