be content

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When you know exactly what you need to be content, and it turns out to be far less than you thought, you can take risks other people can’t.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

World champion Amber Anning had to be content with a shock third-place finish in the women's 400m, edged out by winner Yemi Mary John and Louisa Stoney.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

She now thinks she could be content never buying a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Alex Holtz, research director for Worldwide Media & Entertainment Digital Strategies at IDC, told Barron’s that he expects there to eventually be content migration and bundled pricing options.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry