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complacent

[kuhm-pley-suhnt] / kəmˈpleɪ sənt /


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“The market is currently very complacent about the potential for faster speeds,” FHN strategists wrote in a July note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

However, in a Downing Street statement ahead of the meeting Burnham insisted "we cannot be complacent".

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“Not complacent; I’m content. I let it run its course, and now I have clarity to go do whatever else it is.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

"That's why the numbers we're seeing are so successful, and we're absolutely not complacent, and we must keep working this way to keep the numbers down," he said.

From BBC Aug. 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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