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complicity

[kuhm-plis-i-tee] / kəmˈplɪs ɪ ti /


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What if we could avoid our taxpayer’s complicity, without forgoing the benefits of a common tax system?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Cambodian officials deny complicity with transnational scam syndicates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When we challenge him about his complicity in the alleged operation, Marwan says: "I am deeply sorry... I was under threat."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The US State Department said last year that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I watched him, burning with shame at my complicity; but there was no way out of this arrangement, should I wish to continue my education.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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