unwitting

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But in other cases, managers may be taking advantage of unwitting investors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Once there, she became an unwitting participant in covert CIA experiments known as MK-Ultra.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Several researchers and NGOs believe the Maasai are unwitting participants in a vast "greenwashing" scheme by Volkswagen.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

Years later, Cooper wrote the screenplay for “Out of the Furnace” while listening to that album, an unwitting prelude to what would eventually bring the pair together.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Henry Reid advised employees to stay on the lookout for spies disguised as Langley Field soldiers and warned of fifth column plants who might coax valuable research from unwitting laboratory employees.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly