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complexity

[kuhm-plek-si-tee] / kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /


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“The barrels may be moving, but the cost, complexity and risk of moving them have fundamentally changed.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Mark Martirez, a staff research scientist at PPPL, developed a way to dramatically reduce the complexity of these calculations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Secret weapon: Lead Ruth Madeley brings Heumann’s fire and wit and, yes, abrasiveness to life with a complexity that serves the film’s tough-minded subject well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Another complexity for the team was the allegations were all "non-recent".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

These tribes retained some of the political complexity of the Cahokian culture.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

But the complexities of the situation mean the sport remains in limbo, and the races are going ahead as a default position.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Any investments, though, could take years to bear fruit given the complexities of refining facilities and the logistics of supplying them with crude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Esther reenters the dating scene, doing her best to navigate its modern complexities without losing her mind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Mr. Edwards was essentially a simple man, but even a simple man has complexities which are dark and twisted.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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