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"Our data provide important information of which pathogens native snakes may likely have but also which they are likely naïve to. This can inform actions needed to prevent pathogen spillover from captive snakes," Mishin concluded.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

This “Farm” isn’t lacking for good intentions and, in spots, as with Woody Harrelson’s fine casting as the naïve, loyal horse Boxer, one can see glimmers of what a good adaptation might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

"I wasn't naïve to the fact that I would be coming away with a lot of debt, but I think it was more the way they portrayed it to you, rather than the amount."

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Dunk’s good, stout heart informs his determination to live up to the ancient chivalric oaths, which also makes him hopelessly naïve.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

“People are naïve about such things,” Marco says, a phrase oft repeated by his instructor as both admonishment and warning.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"I still feel a little bit young, too naive to project any of my opinions on these things."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"We should not be naive... about Russia, but they know we are stronger," Rutte said last month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Sometimes,” Mr. Byrne said, “it takes a naive foreigner to appreciate what people who live in a country don’t realize they have”—a sentiment congruent with his advice to think across disciplines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

You’re not wrong that millions of wide-eyed and, perhaps, naive homebuyers have their applications rejected every year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“WL” was Farmer’s abbreviation for “white liberal,” a group that donated quite generously to Partners in Health but which he now seemed to be claiming was naive.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French