gullible

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Maybe Roher believes this is what our increasingly gullible, truth-challenged citizenry needs from an explanatory doc: a flashy, kindhearted reminder that we’re the change we need to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

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

Or is it more like Freddy Krueger, coming back to haunt the gullible?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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