unwitting

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Now unwitting spectators are yelling fault, filing noise complaints and petitions to curb playing hours that have left authorities in a pickle.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

But they insisted, as did their clients, that they were unwitting pawns, proxies – one might even say "drones" – in a shadow war against the West.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 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

His directness took her by surprise, as did his unwitting use of the Swanburne motto.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood