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complication

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


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Still, the results offer a promising explanation for a difficult complication of cancer treatment: an immune system trained to remember and fight tumors may also retain inflammatory responses that continue to harm the joints.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Novartis shelves a study for Fabhalta in patients with a serious kidney-disease complication, adding to a growing list of clinical setbacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

My main concern: The one complication is that I have some reservations about the long-term stability of my younger son’s marriage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

“This is a well known complication of using nitrous oxide,” Schwarz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“The second complication was the weather,” Brenner continued.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The cause was complications of a benign brain tumor removed eight years ago, his wife and longtime NPR news producer Neenah Ellis told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

She was considering moving into an apartment for her sophomore year, and I had to work through complications about leases, providing an allowance and related expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

That might sound dramatic, but getting older often comes with health complications.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Researchers observed no significant complications, either immediately afterward or during the follow-up period.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The whole point of chest pain prediction is to make sure that patients who end up having major complications are assigned right away to the coronary and intermediate units.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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