complement
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"I really like being deputy leader to Ed. We work together as a team. I think we complement each other."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The weapons work with RTX will complement Xcimer’s efforts to create a commercial fusion power plant by 2035, said Galloway, who is chief executive and chief science officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Everyone has their own thing ... we complement each other. We just push each other to strive for greatness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Promoters said the bill would complement proposed amendments to the country's existing mental health laws.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
These are the best that four billion years of evolution could produce, containing the full complement of information on how to make a cell, a tree or a human work.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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But Mr. Warsh is emphasizing that employment and inflation objectives are complements and maximum employment is best achieved through stable, low inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Inside her bedroom, the rich red complements a wooden-and-woven bed frame found on Facebook Marketplace and textiles she’s collected from trips to Guatemala and Morocco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
JPMorgan said the humanoids can be complements rather than substitutes for human labor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
There’s the creaminess of the butter, which complements the richness of the dates.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
This demandingness is called government, and it can also be seen in the way that verbs and adjectives are picky about their complements.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Ultimately, the tracks would be complemented with multiple sound walls and shields, the latter clear structures designed to block coaster rumbles and audience screams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
One of the great achievements attributed to manager Lionel Scaloni was being the first coach to build a team that complemented Messi rather than relying on him.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The main level features a spectacular primary suite, complemented by an upper-level second primary suite and four additional bedroom suites,” adds the listing.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Reviving prize law could be complemented by Congress’s issuing letters of marque and reprisal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
She was tall and her perfectly long face complemented her beautiful cheekbones and big brown eyes.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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Washington noted that higher usage of agentic work units is complementing core seat growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
If complementing rather than replacing workers is ultimately more profitable, successful firms will choose that path without government intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If L7 was a statement, Finch was its punctuation, her crayon-bright hair complementing a radiant humanity.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Its corporate communications “was an early adopter and leverages the technology in a number of areas including copy-editing and proofreading, complementing rigorous team member reviews.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Just like he said—all so different, but complementing one another into the most beautiful rosary ever created.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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