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complication

[kom-pli-key-shuhn] / ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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This is a cat and mouse — or cats and mice — melodrama, with customized stock characters given dark secrets and backstory traumas less as explanation than complication.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Similar effects were observed in models of graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication that can occur after bone marrow transplantation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

There is a complication with that cause-and-effect chain.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Meningitis can sometimes occur as a complication of some other infections, meaning several other vaccinations can also help protect people.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

There should be some difficulty, some complication in this adventure.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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