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intricacies

noun

plural of intricacy

as in complexities

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business

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Recent Examples of intricacies And then there’s a lot of intricacies within there. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The Athletic explains the intricacies of the rule and why Bellingham stayed on the pitch. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The best in the genre are morality tales that deftly mine their themes without getting too heavy-handed, exploring the intricacies of human nature. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Detailed in three different perspectives, the familial and romantic intricacies are ripe for discussion (and tons of tears). — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026 Priced around $325, it's recommended served neat to appreciate its intricacies. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Nilles was astonishing on her first-ever live performance of the song, somehow mastering its serpentine intricacies on top of the other 40 or so epics she’s absorbed. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026 And while chip diagrams quickly age out of their microscopic, high-technology medium, Schultz’s microchip rugs take the components on which our world operates and draw out their intricacies and beauty. — Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026 While Lopez focused on the intricacies of the industry, Shirazi concentrated on building the operational structure required to support growth. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

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This software layer must manage data and model lifecycles while providing a cloud-native platform and resilient hypervisor to abstract away hardware complexities.

— Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Chinese humanoid makers pay companies like X-Humanoid up to $150 an hour for physical interaction data, depending on the complexities of these chores, said Jiang Weilai, head of the facility X-Humanoid.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

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Among the potential complications are severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and loss of fluid volume in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The babies, who were about 17 days old, had no complications other than prematurity, the summary said.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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