complacency
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The ECB said market moves to the Middle East conflict reflect complacency, leaving financial asset prices vulnerable to sharp repricing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
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
Dan Pickering: The amount of complacency around the path we are on is way, way, way too high.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It is essential, then, to keep one's attention focused on the present; to guard against any complacency creeping in on account of what one may have achieved in the past.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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