naive

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"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

But if we were naive to believe executives when they initially said AI would merely help us, then perhaps we ought to be skeptical of their new, job-killer narrative, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It would be naive to say that wasn’t an accelerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“It was naive on my part. Still to this day, I’m surprised by how addictive and how alluring the technology is.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel