unwarily

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William Henry Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, last week gave decisive publication to his wrath against certain English hymns which Roman Catholics have unwarily allowed into their funeral services.

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Persistent Mr. Shinwell unwarily agreed that he welcomed "anything that would do good for the common cause."

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Seems Meyer had unwarily confided in Ovitz that he absolutely coveted the property, only to learn two days later that Ovitz had snapped it up.

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Evangelist Billy Graham was unwarily inspecting his flock of three sheep near his North Carolina mountain home.

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Those who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they heard; and if they did, they wondered, for little power remained in them.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien