complication
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Given the Uruguay midfielder was likely to be sold this summer, it has added an extra layer of complication around United's recruitment plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Imagine the complication, she said, of coordinating a video conference with an equally busy doctor in another state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Lambers Heerspink said, "In the finerenone group, 13.9 percent experienced such a complication, compared to 16.9 percent in the placebo group. That amounts to a reduction in risk of approximately 23 percent."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The deal focuses on Memo’s experimental drug potravitug for the treatment of nephropathy associated with BK polyomavirus, a complication in kidney transplant recipients, Ipsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The second complication was the weather,” Brenner continued.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Alongside the risk of dehydration and heatstroke, a bout of extreme heat raises the chances of complications from chronic conditions like advanced heart, kidney and respiratory failure.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
ICE needed to come up with a new way to process medical claims “instantly” in order to “prevent any further medical complications or loss of life,” the contracting document states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
But as with many vaccines, more serious complications are extremely rare.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
A senior Lebanese official said the strikes added awkward complications to the seventh round of U.S.-brokered talks between Israeli and Lebanese diplomats in Rome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“But the Germans added new procedures, new complications, just as they launched their attack in Western Europe. Now we’re shut out again.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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