complacency
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“So what’s going on? It’s probably a mix of complacency and confidence. Investors aren’t ignoring the risks, but they’re clearly leaning on history,” the Mizuho team noted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Americans take for granted that the volunteer force will keep them safe, and the military’s performance can create a sense of complacency about the world’s threats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
This was a measure of how low defence and security had fallen in the nation's priorities - and a measure, too, of the complacency into which much of Europe had sunk.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But that doesn’t mean complacency is the answer.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
“I told them you’d take it like this,” said Hermione with a hint of complacency.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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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