unsophisticated
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A recent UN report estimated that sustained counter-terrorism pressure by Iraqi security forces had left IS with several hundred fighters who were "able to carry out unsophisticated operations only".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But despite the typos and inconsistencies in the emails, I understood how such an unsophisticated scam might actually be effective if the mark was sufficiently confused—or frightened.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
I think the last 10 years of the American experience has shown that the American public is quite unsophisticated in large parts of it.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Market and economic concentration is in one new sector that is highly volatile and risky—and is super-popular among unsophisticated investors,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
He did time for that, something neither he nor Mommy ever told us about, though I always wondered how a guy who seemed so unsophisticated could be so clever at checkers.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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