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gullible

[guhl-uh-buhl] / ˈgʌl ə bəl /


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Professional and institutional investors turn positive on stocks at the beginning of a bull market, and gradually unload their appreciated equities to more gullible retail investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Our grandparents weren’t gullible; they encountered threats they didn’t recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Maybe I would have too — I’m really gullible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Ms Slinn added: "You just feel a bit stupid, don't you? You think 'how gullible can you be to give £5,000 to people you don't even know who they are?'."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

To Milo, who had been gullible enough to volunteer for it, the position of mess officer was a sacred trust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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