naive
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The impulse to shop your values isn’t naive.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“The approach is, let’s not be naive and pretend it’s not happening,” Martin told USA Today.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
She says she went in to hospital with a "naive trust" that she was in safe hands and "everything would work out."
From BBC • May 11, 2026
While plutonium-based devices require a higher degree of design sophistication, it’s naive to assume those technical hurdles are insurmountable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It’s a difficult balance, to sound the right amount of naive.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing naive
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 9
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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