complements

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Tech firms involved said the approach complements existing moderation systems.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“The Unilever Foods business is one we have long admired, with a portfolio that complements our existing business, capabilities and long-term vision,” Foley said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"All armies that have a little money and need bandwidth use Starlink. It's flexible, it's not expensive, and it complements military systems that do not allow for increased bandwidth," the source added.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"Our approach complements slow simulations with rapid, reliable predictions, facilitating the systematic exploration of defect-rich regimes," says Prof. Na.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Most verbs that take subjectless complements, such as try in Alice tried to calm down, are governed by an ironclad rule that forces the overt subject to be identical to the missing subject.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker