complicit
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Or to believe that Edward Hicks, who was a Quaker and led a spartan life, was complicit in the horrors visited on Native Americans in the name of land acquisition?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mark Cuban’s comments saying that Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was complicit in the trade of superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers perhaps contributed to Kidd’s firing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
But a report by the Kenyan intelligence services, seen by AFP, puts the figure at over 1,000 and says officials were complicit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
It did not name them but said they were "individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution to the crisis in the Tigray region", external.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
I don’t know what complicit means but I can guess.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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