complicit
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Mark Cuban’s comments saying that Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was complicit in the trade of superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers perhaps contributed to Kidd’s firing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
How much can you allow yourself to be complicit in?
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
That doesn’t mean Christians should be complicit in keeping people poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"When platforms stop enforcing their own rules against threats, hate, and harassment, they become complicit in normalizing intimidation and harassment of elected officials," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of CCDH.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
His lordship emerged to meet him and the two gentlemen appeared to exchange complicit glances before disappearing together into the drawing room.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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