complex
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Swirling structures called vortices and electromagnetic waves create increasingly complex fluctuations, producing the turbulent conditions found throughout space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
"The security situation, especially in the north, is more complex than a matter of just recruiting more soldiers," Okonkwo said.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The players could respond to the lockout by deploying a complex, largely unsettled legal maneuver with potentially significant ramifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Experts pointed to a number of possibilities for voters’ decisions, including what some characterized as successful but potentially misleading messaging by the opposition and confusion over the complex measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The argument over the value of credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds—a complex security whose value was derived from that of another complex security—could be a gold mine.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Brown turned to Musk, whose SpaceX had excess capacity at its massive data center complexes after acquiring xAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Up to now, this area has barely been studied in comparison with famous nearby sites such as the Valley of the Kings and the large temple complexes of Luxor and Karnak.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
On Friday, lawmakers agreed on a compromise on proposed legislation to regulate energy use by California’s growing data center industry, measures prompted by community fears about the massive complexes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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
It’s a kind of subconscious, schizophrenic fibbing, if you ask me, and if those parents don’t have guilt complexes, I don’t know who has.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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