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

Disconcertingly, Kelty believes markets are too complacent about the risks to other commodities like helium, in great demand from AI investment, data centers and semiconductor manufacturers, and urea used as fertilizer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Unlike the long-ago transition to the cloud, which undid many existing software firms, incumbents aren’t being complacent this time around.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

After a chastening start to the campaign, England surely won't be complacent.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

And these humans wouldn’t stay complacent for long.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer