complacency
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Some of the poll’s findings show a degree of complacency on behalf of investors.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
In Congress, he clashed with Morena leaders, whom he accused of corruption and complacency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"We are constrained only by the extent that we accept the status quo through acquiescence, complacency, and limited ambition."
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
But Lincoln’s address urged them to not do so with complacency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“If this happened to one of your friends, if it happened to Sean, would you sit idly by? Would you be comfortable with your own complacency while your friend was being dehumanized?”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
Vocabulary lists containing complacency
The Great Gatsby
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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