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acquiescence

[ak-wee-es-uhns] / ˌæk wiˈɛs əns /


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"We are constrained only by the extent that we accept the status quo through acquiescence, complacency, and limited ambition."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

In response, many leaders in the private sector—as well as in philanthropy, media, law and academia—have responded not with criticism, but with acquiescence and accommodation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

He thought the silence was a sign of complete, not complicity, but of terrified acquiescence to a kind of enslavement, and he was not having it.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

This is exactly what they want, exhaustion and acquiescence.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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