safe/secure in the knowledge
idiom
: feeling safe or secure because one knows something specified
They went on vacation, safe in the knowledge that the farm would be well cared for while they were away.
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If Disney had bought the land directly, the owners might have asked for more money safe in the knowledge that the buyer could afford it.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
There are sizeable periods of matches where opponents can defend in a compact shape, safe in the knowledge that United attacks can eventually fizzle out of their own accord.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
These people should have a bias to intelligent failures, constantly trying new things secure in the knowledge that most of them won’t work.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Disney+ seemed to be such a sensation that Iger retired in 2020 safe in the knowledge that the platform would see the company through the pandemic whilst his successor Bob Chapek took over the reins.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
There are sizeable periods of matches where opponents can defend in a compact shape, safe in the knowledge that United attacks can eventually fizzle out of their own accord.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
These people should have a bias to intelligent failures, constantly trying new things secure in the knowledge that most of them won’t work.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Disney+ seemed to be such a sensation that Iger retired in 2020 safe in the knowledge that the platform would see the company through the pandemic whilst his successor Bob Chapek took over the reins.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Safe/secure in the knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%2Fsecure%20in%20the%20knowledge. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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