complicit
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Boon accused the state of being complicit in the lawlessness.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Brittan, from Devon, who spoke to the BBC after waiving her automatic lifelong right to anonymity, described the Met as "shambolic, incompetent and complicit".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But Mark Cuban, the Mavericks’ former majority owner who currently owns 27% of the team, indicated March 31 on a podcast that Kidd was complicit in the deal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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
His lordship emerged to meet him and the two gentlemen appeared to exchange complicit glances before disappearing together into the drawing room.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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