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complication

[kom-pli-key-shuhn] / ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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This is the second serious complication for Foundayo, with 34 adverse events tracked; its label warns against severe hepatic impairment.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

For farmers, the war offers yet another brutal complication to an already uncertain situation.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The most likely explanation is the presence of thick but uneven water ice clouds, similar to cirrus clouds high in Earth's atmosphere -- an unexpected complication.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

I also experienced the risky complication known as graft-versus-host disease, in which donor immune cells, even when they are a lifesaving match, attack the recipient’s body—sometimes fatally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

What if there was a medical history they hadn’t told her about, some complication?

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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