complacency
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Former defence secretary and Nato chief Lord Robertson accused the government of "corrosive complacency" amid rising threats around the world.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Investor complacency is increasingly evident as the Iran war gets normalized by markets, which are pricing in a base case of partial resolution and a gradual resumption of energy flows.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Americans take for granted that the volunteer force will keep them safe, and the military’s performance can create a sense of complacency about the world’s threats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But that doesn’t mean complacency is the answer.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
The shocking images seen all over the world drove people out of their complacency and spurred them to put pressure on leaders in our city.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Vocabulary lists containing complacency
The Great Gatsby
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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