complication
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This is a cat and mouse — or cats and mice — melodrama, with customized stock characters given dark secrets and backstory traumas less as explanation than complication.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
There is a complication with that cause-and-effect chain.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Meningitis can sometimes occur as a complication of some other infections, meaning several other vaccinations can also help protect people.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
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
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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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - High School
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