complicit
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“They have to accept they are complicit in something that provides some good thing to others. It’s a very Graham Greene way of thinking about sacrifice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
One of the key counter-arguments centres on the fact that some Africans were themselves complicit in the capture and sale of their fellow people.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But to avoid feeling complicit or like we’re normalizing something we know to be harmful, there are discussions to be had—amongst ourselves at least.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The California-based computer networking giant rejected the accusations that it was complicit in human rights abuses against members of the Falun Gong, which has been banned in China since 1999.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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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