simplistic

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And though Rivera is perhaps best known for shooting L.A.’s queer Latino underground, he elides any simplistic categorizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Campaigners claimed the guidance for employers, such as hospitals, shops and restaurants, was "legally flawed" and "overly simplistic."

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“Think of us entering the event space, using those products to offer a more simplistic event-style contract like you’re seeing on other platforms,” said Rob Hocking, Cboe’s global head of derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

"For decades, the Toxoplasma life cycle was understood in overly simplistic terms, conceptualized as a linear transition between tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages," Wilson said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

What is simplistic is saying “It’s so complex.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie