intricacy
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Her drawings, which come in sets of two or three near-identical shapes, have "a beautiful intricacy to them" and "look like swirling vortexes", he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Under it all, though, is an alluring intricacy in the instrumental ensemble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
These parents would cling to laminated PDFs that detailed every intricacy of their child’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Is there some greater design, some genius, some intricacy behind their businesses and the people they talk to, or their companies’ structure?
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2025
But before the grandeur and intricacy of Nature, he was, like Ptolemy and Kepler, exhilarated as well as disarmingly modest.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“Because of this, platonic marriages can often end amicably. The couple may be able to communicate effectively about the intricacies of their case without the emotional pain that often comes with divorce.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
He leans on colleagues who are more tuned-in to the intricacies of sports fandom, and isn’t above texting friends for insights on certain matchups or rivalries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
He already understands the intricacies of the position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
In fact, it’s got more pop DNA than many of its contemporaries — just don’t expect the intricacies to come from Mother Mary’s music or her mythology.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Now that Faizah was fencing, she could help my parents understand the intricacies of competitions and explain that making the round of sixteen at an international competition was a huge achievement.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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