childlike
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It’s not a childish place, but it does produce childlike wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Naomi told the BBC: "You kind of have a childlike trust because they're the police - they're honest, trustworthy."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Reviewing the earlier iteration, our critic said the show paints “Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
They made time between the Bikini Kill and Garbage sets to hop on the carousel, which festivalgoers of all ages rode with childlike whimsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Her faded eyes studied the girl beside her, and now there was nothing childlike in that wise, kindly gaze.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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