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unsophisticated

[uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid] / ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd /


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Getting such a charter would give huge latitude to crypto banks, endangering unsophisticated investors, critics say.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

I think the last 10 years of the American experience has shown that the American public is quite unsophisticated in large parts of it.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

He added that “unfortunately, many unsophisticated investors will be left holding the bag in the end.”

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Colonial-era urban elites in Calcutta, influenced by European tastes, often dismissed jatra as rustic or unsophisticated.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

I had come to the army as an escape from my life—as many men did, I suppose—and though I’d had a complex and rougher childhood than most, I was still virtually unsophisticated.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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