complacent

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“We may have been in an environment where markets were a little more complacent with the need for energy within a portfolio of stocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Importantly, this new rally comes at the tail end of one of the most notable S&P 500/gold ratio declines, “suggesting markets are not complacent at all about geopolitical risks/concerns,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

"They certainly shouldn't be complacent and they should always remain vigilant and that's a message I will continue to try and push."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“We shouldn’t be complacent about accepting errors” from AI tools, Topol told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“To think I was complacent here, while all this was going on.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman