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Recent Examples of complacency There’s complacency according to the VIX, which is very low. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024 The Secret Service has already completed its own internal review of the attack, one that blamed a culture of complacency in the agency and a failure to account for the real risks to its protectees as well as planning and communications lapses. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024 The idea that success leads to complacency and complacency leads to failure remains as relevant as ever for CEOs who want to consistently excel in their management and leadership positions around the globe. Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 This means the ‘Football Grounds’ series effectively chronicles the shift from decades of neglect and complacency through to the building boom that followed the Taylor Report into the Hillsborough disaster. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for complacency 
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Noun
  • Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally, the principal bedroom has massive side-by-side closets and its own ensuite bath, complete with marble flooring, green ceramic tile walls, double vanities, and a glass shower.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There is no solution easily at hand because the usual sports complications of money and ego are in play.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Any of those guys to come here and submit to the program and put your ego aside and go for team glory?
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Close takes pride in how her squad pivots to unexpected challenges and perseveres.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • But in terms of pride, that was a very important time for our people.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s Comments About The Panama Canal Trump remarked that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal, a statement that evoked arrogance and colonialism in the past.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The historical 'attitude' (arrogance) in his acting has fueled MAGA, and his endorsements of Trump are undeniably overbearing and irrational.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Complacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complacency. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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