complexion
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He immediately changed the complexion of the match, creating three attempts at the goal within five minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is already changing the entire complexion of this men’s tennis season that is missing 50% of the Big Two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
But whatever the complexion of the incoming Welsh government, it will face up to an ageing and potentially budget-draining legacy of health service buildings.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
"I definitely saw a difference in my skin complexion and felt like I needed to keep up with it, because if I stopped, I would revert back to my original skin complexion," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Richard remembered him clearly, his mottled complexion, how he called science “muck,” how he ate his porridge walking about in the dining hall because he said it was what gentlemen did.
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
I don’t think it would look good on any of us, all of whom have fair complexions.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2021
With Christmas approaching, upon an impulse I bought for Malcolm X’s two oldest daughters two large dolls, with painted brown complexions, the kind of dolls that would “walk” when held by the left hand.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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