complicity
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But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
What if we could avoid our taxpayer’s complicity, without forgoing the benefits of a common tax system?
From Slate • May 11, 2026
He acknowledged problems in some instances, blaming "operational challenges", including corruption and information leaks, noting that the ministry was taking all allegations of police complicity or inaction seriously.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Relations strained further when US troops killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil in 2011 without telling Islamabad, and Pakistan faced accusations of complicity in harbouring the fugitive.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In fact, Jefferson’s version of the dinner-table bargain dates from that later time, probably 1792, when he deeply regretted his complicity.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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