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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are complicit in" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means that someone is involved in or responsible for a wrongdoing or illegal activity. Example: The manager and employees of the company are complicit in the embezzlement scheme.
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"The insurance companies are complicit in this.
They are complicit in the system".
"The authorities are complicit in this crime," Ankuash said.
"When communities protect abusers they are complicit in abuse.
So while the retailer does not actually bin the bread, they are complicit in the squander.
Journalists, media types, and the delusive Edinburgh Comedy festival are complicit in supporting a broken system.
We hear language that singles out immigrants and suggests entire religious communities are complicit in violence.
Politicians are complicit in this scandal whether they are named or not.
When we blame the rape victims, we are complicit in an act of rape.
Patients are complicit in the process, though they do not always know it.
Let's be clear – they are complicit in the rise of bigotry and the consequences of discrimination.
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