false sense of security
noun phrase
: a feeling of being safer than one really is
The gun gave him a false sense of security.
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Tabletop completion rates and phishing click metrics dominate resilience reporting, creating a false sense of security.
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James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And that’s bound to lull the agency into a false sense of security, Camarda warned.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The Smokies’ proximity to cities creates a false sense of security.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In a letter, interim superintendent Justin Hunt blamed, in part, the influx of COVID-19 relief funds for giving the school a false sense of security.
—Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Jan. 2026
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James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And that’s bound to lull the agency into a false sense of security, Camarda warned.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The Smokies’ proximity to cities creates a false sense of security.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In a letter, interim superintendent Justin Hunt blamed, in part, the influx of COVID-19 relief funds for giving the school a false sense of security.
—Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Jan. 2026
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“False sense of security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20sense%20of%20security. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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