complex
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The findings suggest that jumping genes may have contributed to the expansion of these sensory systems, potentially improving the ability of ants to detect and interpret the chemical messages that make their complex societies possible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
“What serves young people throughout a 60-year career are portable ‘soft’ skills, like relationship-building, complex problem-solving, collaborative work and managing group dynamics,” Deevy says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Cases have likewise been detected in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, with the World Health Organization warning that Africa faces a "complex" task to contain an outbreak spanning the east, west and centre of the continent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
F1 will continue with fully sustainable fuels but with the ambition to make the requirements around them less complex and therefore much cheaper to produce.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“We’re doing all these complex calculations, but what if a big part of the answer is much simpler. What if it’s staring us in the face?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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In Germany, they’re popular in apartment complexes, where people set them on their patios or hang them on balconies to save money on electric bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Self-assembly is essential throughout biology, helping create everything from the internal skeletons of cells to specialized molecular compartments and large protein complexes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The U.S. has some of the largest refineries globally, with huge complexes on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest and California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
SpaceX said this will be the largest spaceport in the world, featuring five launch complexes, 10 launchpads and related infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her town house is in one of those complexes with about eight or nine other places.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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