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complexity

[kuhm-plek-si-tee] / kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /


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When a business passes to a fourth or fifth generation, as at Brown-Forman, the complexity grows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Puerto’s essay also reflects the complexity of an experience like hers.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

“There are gigantic differences in the complexity of tasks,” co-founder Koch said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The review covered hundreds of species on the IUCN's "red list" -- icons like staghorn and table corals whose mineral skeletons give reefs their dazzling three-dimensional complexity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The horizon was still visible, with the dark shape of the hut and its light snow-covered roof standing out, but the complexity of the instruments was hidden in darkness.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Unusually, Turkey must navigate these complexities with Australia, a major fossil fuel exporter, after both countries agreed to share COP31 duties following a bruising hosting battle.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those cases point to complexities in the Muse settings that confound experts, let alone laypersons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"But I think in general terms the homelessness services are extremely busy, a lot busier... Case loads are extremely high and there are a lot more complexities with those presenting as homeless."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

We anticipated logistical challenges and ethical complexities, including potential trauma reactivation and our inability to provide clinical care.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

They will explore the complexities of her character.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby


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