multifaceted

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While the barriers to women reaching their desired family size and reproductive goals are multifaceted, the solution can only be multisectoral.

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  • They regarded us with eyes slitted, multifaceted, and cyclopean, raised on stalks or recessed deep within skulls; antennae switched in our direction, and elephantine ears swiveled toward us. —  Asimov'sSF,January2008
  • But the profile of hunger in America is multifaceted, as diverse as the nation itself, especially in these times of economic hardship. —  CNN.com
  • Damon Albarn is nothing if not multifaceted, and he's rarely predictable. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • AWS was founded as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying. —  Manufacturing.net Headline News
  • The result is a solid, multifaceted, and stubbornly gimmick-free indie rock record. —  Pitchfork: Latest News
 

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