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Nurses were seriously harmed because of Washingtonian’s ignorance, apathy, or complacence.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Release notes included with the update warn testers that “it may do the wrong thing at the worst time” and to avoid complacence.
From The Verge ● Jul. 10, 2021
The first wave peaked in September, but afterward, complacence set in, and the government failed to plan for another surge.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
But Andreas Guske, a trim, steely-eyed police inspector in the refugee-heavy Bavarian town of Traunstein where the rumor circulated, didn’t think his community could afford complacence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
That evening, George Weston left for several hours, and the next morning, he approached his wife with something that looked suspiciously like smug complacence.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
