simplistic

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Historians, educators, activists and politicians for far too long elevated Chávez above Huerta in the name of a simplistic narrative that should’ve never been constructed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"The advert was intended to provoke discussion about the state of the financial system and the need to consider better futures, not to offer simplistic solutions or minimise risk."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

"For decades, the Toxoplasma life cycle was understood in overly simplistic terms, conceptualized as a linear transition between tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages," Wilson said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

This is a fundamentally different architecture of globalization than the simplistic goods-trade model, one that creates extended supply chains and deep market integration that trade alone cannot achieve.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

What is simplistic is saying “It’s so complex.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie