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How to pronounce naively in American English
“naively” pronunciation by American speakers
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naively as a kid still burns so brightly.
US National Archives
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I naively and optimistically said, of course, Mr.
The Obama White House
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I think of these studies that in some ways naively regrets an outcome on a -
FTC
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