complement
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Every show, she picks her clothes to complement what she anticipates her guest will be wearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Within fulfillment, AI also works to complement broader operational changes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
"Kalshi should be seen as a complement to traditional polling," head of communications Elisabeth Diana told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
She has made more substitutions than any other manager too, including using her full complement of five in all but one match.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
To survive the neighborhoods and shield my body, I learned another language consisting of a basic complement of head nods and handshakes.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Gibney sporadically complements his archival materials and many interviews with the metaphoric imagery of player-one gaming: toggling between identities, first-person shooter modes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"This complements changes that we carried out to our immigration hall recently to help improve the flow of arriving passengers through the area."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Schneider said the deal complements its own industrial AI data foundation, but investors reacted negatively, as Schneider stock fell 10% in Paris trade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Both Sakai and Tsugawa highlight the punch of wasabi and the salty complexity of soy sauce as complements to Wagyu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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
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Owen in those days, even after his initial hamstring struggles, was explosive, electric - searing pace and acceleration complemented by the most ruthless of finishes.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“The main level features a spectacular primary suite, complemented by an upper-level second primary suite and four additional bedroom suites,” added the listing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Neutron imaging allowed the team to confirm earlier observations, examine large bones including Scotty's rib without damaging them, and obtain additional image contrast that complemented the information gathered through other methods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The stories of dead Jews, Ms. Horn reminds us, must be complemented by an understanding of the traditions, texts and practices of living ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The cream’s pleasant tang complemented the honeyed taste and spongy texture of the cake layers.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Elsewhere, a custom bar creates a dedicated setting for hosting guests, complementing the residence’s spacious living and dining areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
That combination raises the possibility of developing treatments that change how the body handles energy, potentially complementing medications that primarily work by reducing appetite.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
If L7 was a statement, Finch was its punctuation, her crayon-bright hair complementing a radiant humanity.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
At D-Wave’s latest investor day, management noted that system sales were increasingly contributing to top-line growth, complementing steady quantum-computing-as-a-service revenue.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Just like he said—all so different, but complementing one another into the most beautiful rosary ever created.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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