naïve
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Nobody has to be particularly naïve for the cycle to work.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Another important aspect is that our bees were fully naïve," Loukola adds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
I was naïve and just totally blindly happy about the publishing process in the beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
"I wasn't naïve to the fact that I would be coming away with a lot of debt, but I think it was more the way they portrayed it to you, rather than the amount."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
If the initial thrill of discovery had been allowed to wear off, surely he would have seen his folly, even naïve as he was.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Perhaps it’s naive to want a supermarket not to use what it knows about me against me.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
If he thinks such gimmicks will work, he’s even more naive than his robot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Anyone who thinks that adults cut off their parents because of something they saw on the internet is really naive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
She smiles and laughs and plays the role of a naive young woman.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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