gullible

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Professional and institutional investors turn positive on stocks at the beginning of a bull market, and gradually unload their appreciated equities to more gullible retail investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Or is it more like Freddy Krueger, coming back to haunt the gullible?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Maybe I would have too — I’m really gullible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

To Milo, who had been gullible enough to volunteer for it, the position of mess officer was a sacred trust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller