complicate
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Financial-aid needs complicate that calculus: Applying early decision, which is binding, could limit applicants’ ability to compare aid packages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Spindel said Powell’s continued presence could confuse markets and would complicate communications between Powell and his likely successor as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Analysts say these differences could complicate any future power-sharing arrangement.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
They pressure public officials to stop, stall or otherwise complicate new solar projects with an array of arguments that now go beyond just land use to include public health.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
And just to complicate matters perfecdy, I was starting to feel responsible for their safety and happiness and got panicked at the idea of them being captured or corrupted by the outside world.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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