simplistic
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Critics dug out and posted his dissertation, which was pilloried by other academics for a simplistic chart that placed terrorism on a spectrum somewhere between “peacekeeping” and “thermonuclear war.”
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
My simplistic take, he assured me, was “a reasonable way to explain it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Dr Rob Williams, president of the British Veterinary Association, said it was too simplistic to think that legislative reform would "somehow massively reduce the cost of veterinary care".
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
That seemed to be the lesson of Europe’s experience post-1945, but this was too sanguine and too simplistic a reading of a complicated history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
On leaving home I was able to fabricate a new and far more satisfying history, frill of striking, simplistic environmental influences; a colorful past, easily accessible to strangers.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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