complication
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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
He had already cried once this tournament, after he heard of a complication with his father's health following the opening match.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The episode is, on its surface, a procedural complication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Unanticipated complication: apparently, I don’t know how to talk in nice restaurants.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
In some cases, it can also lead to more severe complications including pneumonia and brain inflammation, which can lead to serious long-term impacts and death.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
And that’s just at that young age where you are so innocent, it’s all just looking at each other and feeling each other’s presence and falling in love without the complications of a relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The risk calculation changes for those at significantly higher risk of severe complications of cyclosporiasis, such as organ-transplant recipients, those undergoing chemotherapy or people with other immune disorders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Type 2 diabetes is serious, and can lead to severe complications, such as heart attacks and strokes.
From BBC ● Jul. 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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