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guileless

[gahyl-lis] / ˈgaɪl lɪs /


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“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

You may remember those matches from “Forrest Gump,” but Tom Hanks’ guileless sweetheart would never use the sport to smuggle gold bars out of Hong Kong, as the real Reisman once did.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

But don’t let the big smile and the guileless demeanor fool you: Diane Keaton was no lightweight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The orphaned 20-year-old niece of a London plumber, Cluny is guileless, openhearted and supremely self-confident.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

In all this, his dreamer’s eyes were incongruous: gray and wide and guileless.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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