naiveté
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Yet the noble aims of the academy begin to look like idealistic naiveté when a group of Dutch law students—who have lost much in the war—bristle at the mixed company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
This is the part where the Journal’s premier footy scribes Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg giggle at my stateside naiveté.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It is easy to laugh at the childlike naiveté of sending seeds to Mars, an idea that never germinated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
“They probably were. Our childish naiveté saved us.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Yet “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” got close to the truth by tapping into L.A.’s chaotic trifecta of of zealotry, naïveté and cynicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Simplicity is a discipline, not naïveté: Buffett avoided complexity not because he lacked skill, but because he recognized its dangers.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
The combination of Mr. Black’s barely controlled craziness and Mr. Rudd’s cheerful gosh-darn naïveté makes the picture work, though the gags are uneven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
More than hesitation or naïveté, the line suggests possibility: Maia is figuring out a new way to “make it,” and building a career on her own terms.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
Harriet was on the point of leaving the room, and only stopt to say, with a very interesting naïveté,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
"There is no naivete on the part of the opposition delegation," the source said, adding that it "must take advantage of this window of opportunity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mr. Smith is an insightful filmmaker and “Bring Me the Beauties” is a stylishly constructed parable about naivete and spiritual emptiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
I am not sure if this is evidence of maintaining standards and principles in a world swiftly doing away with both, or of spectacular naivete, but I’m not ready to give up on it.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026
What a perfectly concise symbol of rampant hyper-consumerism meeting our new-age, tech-fueled naivete, and all in service of the ardent belief that this material-obsessed lifestyle is the correct one.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Larson nodded knowingly, as if now convinced of my naivete.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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