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"We cannot when all is said and done be naive in our dealings with China," he said, after holding talks with staff representatives and local politicians.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

He envisions himself as a realist, but his proposed appeal to national interest is almost touchingly naive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The naive can-do-ism of “Parks and Recreation” was millennial, but so was the go-nowhere nihilism of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

He questioned whether it had been naive for the location to be made public.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Call me naive, but I seem to have underestimated the universal desire to sit in a hard plastic chair and stare at a screen until your eyes cross.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

This “Farm” isn’t lacking for good intentions and, in spots, as with Woody Harrelson’s fine casting as the naïve, loyal horse Boxer, one can see glimmers of what a good adaptation might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

We will have to see what evidence Badenoch has, and what Jenrick says, to assess whether that MP is simply being naïve.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Of course, when I think about it now, I see that I was naïve.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez