complicit
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Boon accused the state of being complicit in the lawlessness.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
According to the public prosecutor of a Bamako military court, an investigation had found former and serving military personnel were complicit in planning and executing the attacks.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“When it gets to the point that it’s an open secret for years, then everyone is complicit in an open secret,” Nevils said.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Outside of their destroying the concept of privacy, or being complicit in its destruction, they are colossally insignificant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“They either die fighting for what’s right and leave you an unprotected baby,” she says, “or they become complicit with what’s wrong and keep you alive.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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