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unwary

[uhn-wair-ee] / ʌnˈwɛər i /


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Duesberg’s position also appealed to “the unwary, desperate or gullible” with “twisted facts and illogical lines of argument,” Moore wrote in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

The creepiest by far is “dead men’s fingers,” Decaisnea fargesii, whose pewter-blue, fingerlike fruits stand out against butter-yellow foliage and reach out to unwary visitors.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

And every so often, the hungry earth opens into a sinkhole, eating everything in sight and beckoning the unwary into a maze of shifting waters and wind tunnels.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023

There is no suggestion of environmental police guarding the entrances to Eryri, removing single-use plastic from unwary visitors.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023

“Watch the bear,” he said, just as I tripped on the open sneering mouth of a black bearskin rug, its fangs a trap in the gloom for the unwary.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

A franc a day is what is paid in these parts by lodgers, chiefly officers, and no more would be asked of the wealthiest or unwariest.

From Holidays in Eastern France by Matilda Betham-Edwards


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