complexion
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Strip that money out and it changes the whole complexion of the competition.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Seeing an Afro-Latina woman with a darker skin complexion achieve such a level of success was the representation I needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Knicks won, 105-104, and suddenly the entire complexion of the Finals had changed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A late push for Europe would put a different complexion on a bruising domestic campaign.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
She was small-boned, petite, and Olanna felt gawkily overgrown just looking at her; there was something childlike about her light-skinned, almost translucent complexion and tiny hands.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
While melanoma may be found less frequently in people with darker complexions than fair ones, this potentially serious form of cancer can strike anyone.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
Germany’s 16 states, which have significant powers in many policy areas, have governments of many different political complexions.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
It probably would've faced an uphill battle anyway, and for reasons having nothing to do with the characters' complexions or sexual orientation.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2022
Two huge women with spoiled-cream complexions seemed to struggle with their massive bodies as they came past, their flowered hips trembling like threatening flames.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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