guileless
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A protagonist like Claire—faced with ethical dilemmas and a backstory she’d like to keep secret—is usually surrounded by the guileless and the innocent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
“A party plaintiff’s misguided belief or guileless action in relying on a statement on which no reasonable person would rely is not justifiable reliance,” according to Vondran Legal, which has offices in California and Arizona.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
Nairn, 49, is best known for playing Hodor – the guileless servant of House Stark - in HBO's fantasy drama.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
She speaks in sophisticated sentences that seem beyond her years and comes across in conversation as utterly guileless — but clearly determined.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
Behind him, just then, Franny blew her nose with guileless abandon; the report was considerably louder than might have been expected from so fine and delicate-appearing an organ.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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The Kite Runner
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The Jungle
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