sophisticated
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But fraudsters are growing more sophisticated and harder to detect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Hezbollah, a well-armed and sophisticated militia group that was founded in 1982, holds enormous sway in Lebanon's predominantly Shia south as well as in the southern suburbs of its capital, Beirut.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"Tehran has managed to set up a system that is sophisticated, decentralised, and remarkably difficult to disrupt without escalating into a full-scale maritime conflict," he added in a Saturday op-ed.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It soon came to provide crucial expertise and support to thousands of local election officials grappling with increasingly sophisticated attacks.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Arabic astronomy was highly sophisticated, and at least the equal of any Western astronomy until Copernicus—indeed, Copernicus may well have used technical solutions devised by Arab astronomers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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