Usually means: Ignoring something without causing harm.
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  1. benign neglect: Merriam-Webster
  2. benign neglect: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. benign neglect: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. benign neglect: Collins English Dictionary
  5. benign neglect: Wordnik
  6. benign neglect: Wiktionary
  7. benign neglect: Dictionary.com
  8. Benign neglect: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. benign neglect: FreeDictionary.org
  10. benign neglect: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. benign neglect: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (benign neglect)

noun:  (set phrase, often politics or public policy) A policy or strategy of deliberately taking no action concerning an issue, challenging situation, or other problem in the belief that this course will ultimately result in the best outcome possible.

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