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complementary

[kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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"This industry-revitalising transaction brings together two exceptional global businesses with highly complementary geographic footprints and innovation platforms," the joint statement said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

To extract this information, the researchers proposed three complementary measurement techniques within a single framework.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, the books are better viewed as complementary rather than competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Anne Marie, a beauty and complementary therapist with her own successful business, was at a pub in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, with her cousins on the night of the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Her lips were coated in a complementary coral gloss, and a bit of the color had strayed beyond the borders.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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