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easily taken in



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Getting engaged is, for many people, a very serious step and one not easily taken in front of cameras, under competitive circumstances and after knowing their potential intended for a matter of weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

Time after time we witness Jimmy fall back on what he knows best about humanity: that we are gullible, greedy beasts easily taken in by deals too good to be true.

From Salon Oct. 9, 2018

That the Atlantic was so easily taken in shows the enduring appeal of presidential love letters and the partnerships behind them.

From US News Feb. 10, 2015

Lots of struggling folks are not fiscally savvy and are otherwise too easily taken in.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2015

He really knew they were air castles, for at bottom he was hard-headed, not easily taken in even by his own exuberant imagination.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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