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
Our grandparents weren’t gullible; they encountered threats they didn’t recognize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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
Everybody laughs, even their mother, for Maria Teresa’s voice is bursting with gullible excitement.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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