complexion
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Arguing with officials and heaving vibey buzzer-beaters from all over the building, including a 61-footer that completely altered the complexion of Friday’s game, giving the Lakers momentum for the first time entering intermission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
"I don't look like the typical gringo. I'm a little bit darker" in complexion, he is quoted as saying in Allen's biography.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Anderson's move from Forest to City for £116m, however, altered the complexion of Villa's outlook on Rogers' future.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Seeing an Afro-Latina woman with a darker skin complexion achieve such a level of success was the representation I needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Hamilton had a light peaches and cream complexion with violet-blue eyes and auburn-red hair, all of which came together to suggest an animated beam of light to Burr’s somewhat stationary shadow.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
DEI has even forced the beauty industry, which has historically focused on products to suit Eurocentric complexions, to acknowledge that people of color buy makeup, too.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 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
The rest of the people in my community, church, and school also fell into a wide range of complexions.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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