complacent
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"No-one's complacent, no-one's perfect, we never stop learning - that's what we do in life," he said.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
These firms have racked up some impressive successes and America can’t afford to be complacent against the competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Breeden, who is also the Bank's head of financial stability, declined to say when she expected markets to fall or by how much, but pointed to a number of factors that markets seemed complacent about.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
That’s according to Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen, who is leaping to the defense of what some have termed complacent investors and markets when it comes to the Iran war.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
And I quite agree with you, we are all much too complacent about the great wonders that surround us.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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