complicate
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Then, there’s the United Arab Emirates’ exit from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which could complicate U.S. producers’ plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But there are undeniably warring interests that complicate the publication’s motivation.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Spindel said Powell’s continued presence could confuse markets and would complicate communications between Powell and his likely successor as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
"But the wider effect is higher prices for imported food and especially fuel, suppressed legitimate fishing and potentially heavier external naval patrols that complicate ordinary maritime life," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
However, she would have preferred to qualify, or complicate, her use of the word “saw.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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