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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But stripping out the geoeconomic nuance risks creating a false sense of security.
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Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Interested consumers now have a range of options, though all are costly, not covered by insurance and carry risks like overdiagnosis or creating a false sense of security.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
But that progress risks creating a false sense of security.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Tabletop completion rates and phishing click metrics dominate resilience reporting, creating a false sense of security.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Interested consumers now have a range of options, though all are costly, not covered by insurance and carry risks like overdiagnosis or creating a false sense of security.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
But that progress risks creating a false sense of security.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Tabletop completion rates and phishing click metrics dominate resilience reporting, creating a false sense of security.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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