naively
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I naively thought the Saunter would be the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
And yet it represented a floor which I naively believed democratic accountability could not fall beneath without consequence.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
That means that even if the Fed delivers multiple rate cuts this year, the labor market may not benefit as much as some might be naively counting on.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
He said naively, “I’ll ask our father where it is so we can take flowers.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
