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complications



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I had had cancer a year before and then had complications up to like six months before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Travolta lost his teenage son, Jett, to complications from a seizure in 2009, and his wife, Kelly Preston, to breast cancer in 2020.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera died from health complications after nearly three years in detention and despite US appeals for his release, the health ministry said Sunday.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

She spends most of her time at home these days recovering from heart surgery complications, with friends stopping by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

I didn’t need the complications and confusion that might come with friendship.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate



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