naively
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I naively thought she would go on forever, and not once did it cross my mind she might become unwell.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
We thought, perhaps naively, now that we’ve done it, now that there’s a proof of concept, it’s going to be much clearer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
I naively thought the Saunter would be the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
And yet it represented a floor which I naively believed democratic accountability could not fall beneath without consequence.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
I naively assumed my English teacher was also a Nick guy, that he, like me, saw himself in Nick.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
