intricate
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Witnessing these remarkable events often requires intricate and expensive travel plans.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
These lobed leaves often have intricate, serrated edges.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Carr, the director of fun-for-the-whole-family crowdpleasers like “Daddy Day Care” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” didn’t exactly seem like the best candidate to take on something as intricate as “Sherman’s March.”
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was nominated for Best Picture, proving the director could still rake in big bucks without the help of Batman IP and with the intricate plotting of his earliest works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Using her beak, C.C. pried open a long thin door in the belly of the clock, thus revealing an intricate display of rusted gears and springs and chains and doodads creaking away.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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