complacency
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The truth is that the ADA’s action only validated the editorial’s exhortation to scientists to speak out forcefully: “We can no longer afford complacency and fear. We must all act now!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
This isn’t a call to complacency: We are all familiar enough with the mistakes America has made and continues to make to know that supremacy isn’t guaranteed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Some of the poll’s findings show a degree of complacency on behalf of investors.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
"A modest reduction is not cause for complacency – it is cause for redoubling efforts."
From BBC • May 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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