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complementary

[kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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“We are positive on a potential deal, as it would add a complementary in vivo approach that could broaden Lilly’s push to build oncology,” writes BMO analyst Evan Siegerman.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

GFL Chief Executive Patrick Dovigi said the Secure deal adds a complementary set of permitted processing and disposal facilities, strengthening the company’s Western Canada presence and broadening the waste-management services it can offer customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Together, these discoveries suggest that nutrients from both plant and animal sources may work in complementary ways to support the immune system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Anne Marie, a beauty and complementary therapist with her own successful business, was at a pub in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, with her cousins on the night of the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

They made a perfectly complementary pair, Thorne a skillful salesman who hawked the securities transactions contrived by the introverted Alfred.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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