naively
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I naively thought the Saunter would be the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
One senior party figure told me it was naively optimistic to think that this could be replicated across so many seats.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
And yet it represented a floor which I naively believed democratic accountability could not fall beneath without consequence.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
In Brontë’s book, Isabella marries Heathcliff naively believing he might shape up into a gentleman and flees with their son when she realizes that is out of the question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
“I’ll have lots of money, so it will be easy,” I said naively.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
