complacent
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Then volatility begins to lag, as the market generally rallies, or is at least complacent, into July.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, they are remarkably complacent about risks from Iran or anywhere else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sam Roggeveen, the director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, told AFP the report was "neither hawkish nor dovish, neither alarmist nor complacent".
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
"However, the increased cost of rural crime to Northern Irish farmers shows that we cannot afford to be complacent, and that organised criminals will continue to find new ways to target farmers."
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
And these humans wouldn’t stay complacent for long.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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