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convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid] / ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪd /


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Even in the film’s most convoluted moments, there’s a fire of dissent percolating just beneath its surface.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

He also had some convoluted answers that didn’t land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But OpenAI's ability to keep raising the capital needed to operate is hamstrung by its convoluted governance structure -- in which a nonprofit board retains ultimate control over a for-profit arm.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Beyond that, there are 'zero kilowatt zones', 'power-limited periods' and a series of other intricacies that many in F1 believe have made the rules far too convoluted.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

More than a hundred years later Galileo still needed, when writing in Latin, to use convoluted phrases such as ‘unknown to all astronomers before me’ to convey it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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