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Which psychologist popularized the modern psychological concept of a complex?

complex

[kuhm-pleks, kom-pleks, kom-pleks] / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks /






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"It's a wonderful look into these complex little cellular boxes that drive our life."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

While the updated model has shown significant improvement in the continuity and consistency of complex movements, it may still be slightly behind Seedance 2.5, Citi says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Veterans Stadium in Long Beach is set for demolition to build a modern sports complex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But fitting dozens of motors and sensors into a human-shaped metal frame is a complex and expensive engineering challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

All complex animals have nerve cells, but no animal has as many nerve cells as humans do.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Raman tried to exempt newly built apartment complexes, but her proposal fizzled out in the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.S. has some of the largest refineries globally, with huge complexes on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest and California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

SpaceX said this will be the largest spaceport in the world, featuring five launch complexes, 10 launchpads and related infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

"This tells the model which parts of the viral and host proteins are close to each other inside infected cells. This was especially useful for virus-host complexes, which are often difficult to predict reliably."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Besides offering the luxury of grass, Armistead Field was set away from the flow of pedestrians in and out of the apartment complexes.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John


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