can't complain
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“I posted a better time than what I had planned with my team, so I can’t complain about my race,” he said after the time trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Maybe a holiday with my friends would've been nice but I can't complain about a sunny month in London," Chathli tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
But since it modernized in the 1990s, he said he can’t complain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
You can't complain and go, "It's so dreadful that someone stopped me to say hello or to take a selfie."
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
I think getting a laptop on Craigslist was the problem to begin with, but I can’t complain.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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