naïve

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A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Pakistan could be susceptible to allegations that it was naive," he says of that scenario.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I mean, this could be naive, but I feel 100% safe that you are never going to replicate an evening of stand-up at a nigtclub like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Maybe I’m naive, but I cannot picture anyone involved in that mission walking away, shrugging their shoulders, and just getting on with their life.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

In Durham the sentiment did not sound hopelessly naive.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson