naïve
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"Another important aspect is that our bees were fully naïve," Loukola adds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Ellie also says she thinks young people can be naïve, adding that there is a perception that "it happened to them, so it won't happen to me".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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
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
Of course, when I think about it now, I see that I was naïve.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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"You have to know how to play the game and I was just too naive," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Madonna’s lived too many lives to be naive.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
I have a painfully naive fantasy of being a war correspondent, but that’s not what this is.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
And after the world sank into crisis in 2008, soon after his retirement in 2006, his decision not to do anything to rein in the mortgage markets was viewed as naive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ellsberg was new to Washington, but he was not naive.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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