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ingenuously

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naively
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Mining the multitude of horror movie references that the show ingenuously employs?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Lively’s ingenuously unnatural tone risks seeming dismissive, like an indifference to knowledge.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 23, 2015

And in flashbacks to their childhood in Mumbai, they shared a knack for mischievously, yet ingenuously, testing the patience of their parents.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2014

Many people ingenuously argue if you can’t find something online, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

From Forbes ● Jul. 12, 2011

"Then, why does he have these magnificent conservatories, monsieur?" inquired the young woman, ingenuously.

From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Eug?ne Sue




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