complication
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio identified another complication in a Fox News interview that aired Monday: the internal battle for control in Iran that complicates any diplomatic effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
For farmers, the war offers yet another brutal complication to an already uncertain situation.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Bieber cancelled his world tour after revealing he was suffering from facial paralysis, after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome - a complication from contracting shingles - in 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
There is only one complication: he doesn’t feel like Nikhil.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing complication
Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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