naively
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We assumed, naively, that my husband’s salary would continue to increase, not that raises would be paused due to university budget concerns, and that once he got tenure, his earnings would essentially plateau.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Berlin waving a worthless piece of paper signed by Hitler, naively promising “peace for our time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
County had fallen in 2024 not to 100 or so, as I naively hoped, but to 2,208.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"Very naively", said Shull, she had not read her insurance policy's small print, meaning that she would get nothing for what was lost or to help with re-opening the restaurant.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Sam Adams was so pleased that Johnny, a little naively, thought he must have word that Parliament had backed down again.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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