naïve

"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

Although it may seem naïve, on the surface, to stoop to such mundanity — a variation on our era’s “go outside and touch grass” naturalism — Styles may be genuinely onto something.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 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

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

His statement also suggests a more naive assumption that Iran’s activities would somehow cease in the event of a two-state solution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

As Portland, Ore.-based energy consultant Robert McCullough observed in a recent note, “4.8 million tonnes of diesel sounds large and would impress a naive audience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Perhaps it’s naive to want a supermarket not to use what it knows about me against me.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

They can take care of themselves in a wilderness, but they are naive and helpless against men, and perhaps that is why they went out in the first place.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck