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"We can not be naïve and assume immigrants will automatically abandon ancestral ethnic hostilities at the border, or that all cultures are equally valid. They are not," she wrote.
At the end of the day, though, I think that this case probably does go forward, because I think the Supreme Court ultimately does rule that the special counsel is lawfully appointed—again, with the caveat that I might be naïve—unless former President Trump is reelected and drops the charges against himself.
“That would definitely help. But it would be naive of senior leadership teams to think that that is going to completely solve the issue of teacher stress and wellbeing.”
As I previously wrote, while it might be churlish to suggest that the gift was devoid of genuine altruistic impulses, it would be naive to assume that altruism is the whole story.
It would be naive to say gas utility companies were driven by a love of great stir-fry when they turned their lobbying efforts toward wok-based cooking.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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