complicit
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In the process, she gutted the ATS—a law signed by President George Washington in 1789—and slammed the door on countless suits against corporations complicit in human rights abuses.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
But Mark Cuban, the Mavericks’ former majority owner who currently owns 27% of the team, indicated March 31 during a podcast that Kidd was complicit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
That doesn’t mean Christians should be complicit in keeping people poor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"When platforms stop enforcing their own rules against threats, hate, and harassment, they become complicit in normalizing intimidation and harassment of elected officials," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of CCDH.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“They either die fighting for what’s right and leave you an unprotected baby,” she says, “or they become complicit with what’s wrong and keep you alive.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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