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
He immediately changed the complexion of the match, creating three attempts at the goal within five minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
It was a tactic which changed the complexion of the match.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
It is already changing the entire complexion of this men’s tennis season that is missing 50% of the Big Two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
I have been told that she was tall, with a fair complexion.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.
From BBC ● May 8, 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
These are defining scenes in the book sharply realized on screen by setting them in rooms flooded by light, making Thompson's and Negga's complexions register as a shade of white on the film's monochrome palette.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2021
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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