complacent

Example Sentences

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But the Fed can’t be complacent, Schmid said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Importantly, this new rally comes at the tail end of one of the most notable S&P 500/gold ratio declines, “suggesting markets are not complacent at all about geopolitical risks/concerns,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Unlike the long-ago transition to the cloud, which undid many existing software firms, incumbents aren’t being complacent this time around.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“We shouldn’t be complacent about accepting errors” from AI tools, Topol told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

She lingered uncertainly among complacent wood peckers from the north.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George