guileless
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“A party plaintiff’s misguided belief or guileless action in relying on a statement on which no reasonable person would rely is not justifiable reliance,” according to Vondran Legal, which has offices in California and Arizona.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
Yet here comes Maye, the guileless face behind the most maddening revival in sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Bald with severe features but a soft and guileless disposition, he’s fidgety about the whole Hollywood press dance — this is only his fourth feature film score.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Andrew Koji also shows up as a sidekick for Boy, whom Skarsgard plays as a guileless killing machine.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024
So Ruth rose up and out of her guileless inefficiency to claim her bit of balm right after the preparation of dinner and just before the return of her husband from his office.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing guileless
The Kite Runner
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The Jungle
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