complication
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio identified another complication in a Fox News interview that aired Monday: the internal battle for control in Iran that complicates any diplomatic effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
For farmers, the war offers yet another brutal complication to an already uncertain situation.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
The most likely explanation is the presence of thick but uneven water ice clouds, similar to cirrus clouds high in Earth's atmosphere -- an unexpected complication.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
He did not openly identify as gay given the complication of social life in middle class Bengal in the times he lived in.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
But he did not want the complication of marrying her for his papers; one day she would wake up and convince herself that it had never been merely for papers.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing complication
Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - High School
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