complexion
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Seeing an Afro-Latina woman with a darker skin complexion achieve such a level of success was the representation I needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Our hormones affect our skin, they affect our collagen, so a lot of people find their skin becomes drier, their complexion not so bright, they might have acne and spots," Newson explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He immediately changed the complexion of the match, creating three attempts at the goal within five minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Knicks won, 105-104, and suddenly the entire complexion of the Finals had changed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
DEI has even forced the beauty industry, which has historically focused on products to suit Eurocentric complexions, to acknowledge that people of color buy makeup, too.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
While melanoma may be found less frequently in people with darker complexions than fair ones, this potentially serious form of cancer can strike anyone.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
Germany’s 16 states, which have significant powers in many policy areas, have governments of many different political complexions.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Their pale complexions blushed with an iridescent splendor that made them look almost magical.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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