complicate
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It would complicate what Altman described as an otherwise strong backdrop for the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Were China to lower its trade with Russia, considering the breakdown of relations with the West, it would significantly complicate Russia's foreign policy objectives.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
On the sad and evocative ballad “Loneliest Girl,” she uses small pauses for rhythmic emphasis to foreground rhymes that complicate the action with each occurrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But there are undeniably warring interests that complicate the publication’s motivation.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
The properties of historical systems that complicate attempts at prediction can be described in several alternative ways.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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