complacent
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Were they too complacent in assuming Crystal Palace would just give up on Marc Guehi?
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Investors were caught off guard by the yield surge, which suggests that the market had become a little complacent about inflation despite hot consumer and wholesale price readings this week.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It never occurred to me the heart-pounding reminder not to grow complacent wouldn’t hit him, as his generation puts it, in the feels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The second was Yale’s complacent refusal to accommodate its sought-after assistant professor’s request for a promotion to associate professor.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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