complacent
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However, in a Downing Street statement ahead of the meeting Burnham insisted "we cannot be complacent".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will not be "complacent" about the falling numbers, and that there is "more we must do".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Not complacent; I’m content. I let it run its course, and now I have clarity to go do whatever else it is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Then volatility begins to lag, as the market generally rallies, or is at least complacent, into July.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Two night riders, tall and densely proportioned, idled on the porch smoking their pipes with complacent sloth.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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