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complication

[kom-pli-kay-shuhn] / ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Approximately 20% to 50% of patients who develop this complication experience repeated arthritis flares, and symptoms can persist for months or even years after immunotherapy ends.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Novartis shelves a study for Fabhalta in patients with a serious kidney-disease complication, adding to a growing list of clinical setbacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Disruptions to the SpaceX Starlink network could add an extra complication for some interceptors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

My main concern: The one complication is that I have some reservations about the long-term stability of my younger son’s marriage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The boy’s death was a complication of her escape, like the absence of a full moon or losing the head start because Lovey had been discovered out of her cabin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The cause was complications of a benign brain tumor removed eight years ago, his wife and longtime NPR news producer Neenah Ellis told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

She was considering moving into an apartment for her sophomore year, and I had to work through complications about leases, providing an allowance and related expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

That might sound dramatic, but getting older often comes with health complications.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Researchers observed no significant complications, either immediately afterward or during the follow-up period.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Whereas he saw his cardiologist just twice, Gora, burdened by complications, saw hers a half-dozen times.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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