complement
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You don’t say how much is in Roth versus traditional accounts, but it’s a nice complement to your income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The French drugmaker typically looks for late-stage assets with reduced risk that complement its existing portfolio, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"London and Texas shouldn't be viewed as competitors, rather our capital markets can complement each other for our mutual benefit."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Her look became shallow, as if she were more interested in how his jacket might complement her dress.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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The group is pushing for the creation of more guardrails, incentives and institutions to “steer AI in a direction that complements humans and benefits society.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
But as strange as it may sound, “Scary Movie” and “Stop! That! Train!” aren’t competitors so much as they are complements, two parodies that hold each other up when the other starts to lag.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Treasury must sustain its conviction that properly deployed, economic power profoundly complements traditional military and diplomatic tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The strategy complements another hedging recommendation on SPY we made in May for June expiration with lower strikes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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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“The main level features a spectacular primary suite, complemented by an upper-level second primary suite and four additional bedroom suites,” adds the listing.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
The new version of the brand's signature saddle bag, inspired by vintage American cars, complemented the outfits.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The son of a Scottish immigrant, McCluskie had a reputation as a political street fighter and his gruff style complemented Becerra’s more measured, cerebral approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
In fact, he has seven goal involvements in his past six games - with five goals complemented by two assists - as many as in his previous 24.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Now his face looked all pink and sweaty, which I’m sure complemented my purple, sweaty one.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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“These gains are entirely driven by high-intensity adopters with entry-level jobs rising by about 12%, suggesting that heavy AI investment is complementing workforce growth rather than replacing workers,” says Slok.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 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
And just 10% of those who took part said most of their news needs were met by creators and influencers, suggesting they are complementing rather than replacing traditional media.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Scarborn” was, in fact, directed by the Polish Pawel Maślona and written by Michał A. Zieliński and finds structural soundness in having two heroes of such different, complementing dispositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
I saw my work as complementing Barack’s success in establishing the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which greatly increased access to health insurance for all Americans.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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