complacent

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“Investors have simply become increasingly complacent in their expectations of Nvidia’s outsized execution, making almost any degree of outperformance look like a normal course business rather than a catalyst for a positive re-rating,” Acree wrote.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Andy Burrows, chief executive of Molly Rose Foundation, a UK-based online safety charity, welcomed the report, calling big tech platforms "complacent and evasive when it comes to protecting children from preventable harm".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Political experts said India is too far from the next general elections—slated for 2029—for the BJP to be complacent, pointing to wild cards like the war in Iran and a simmering energy crisis in India.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

There was nothing for it but to sit in my usual place beside Mrs. Van Hopper while she, like a large, complacent spider, spun her wide net of tedium about the stranger’s person.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier