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Recent Examples of unwary Employment data bristle with pitfalls for the unwary, even among experienced economists such as Ohanian. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 The result is that fraudsters have rushed into cryptocurrency, exploiting the complexity and hype to dupe the unwary. Hilary Allen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2023 These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson. Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unwary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwary
Adjective
  • And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Biography Ellmann-style was left looking hopelessly naive in its effort to understand the work by understanding its writer’s life.
    Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The driver was cited for careless driving causing bodily injury, which is a misdemeanor traffic offense, according to state law.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
  • Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 79, the alleged operator of the boat that struck the teen, has been charged with two misdemeanors for careless operation of a vessel, according to the FWC.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, those who are squeamish might want to avoid these six dog breeds that new research discovered are more susceptible to diarrhea.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • New research from the United Kingdom’s Royal Veterinary College also indicates that some dog breeds may be more susceptible.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • On July 8, U.S. soldiers escorting a train fired at crowds in Hammond, killing an innocent bystander.
    Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • However, Vance’s spokesperson said the mix-up was an innocent mistake.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Download apps only from the Google Play Store: Avoid third-party stores, which are more likely to host unsafe apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • In April 2023, she was pulled over as a juvenile for a traffic violation involving an unsafe vehicle, but the case was dismissed by the court.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 made immigration into California and shipping produce out of the state much easier.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
  • The Limitations Of Current AI Benchmarks Traditional AI benchmarks are structured to evaluate basic tasks, such as factual recall and fluency, which are easy to measure.
    Siobhan Hanna, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a March incident, a Riverside man was arrested on suspicion of pulling over unsuspecting drivers.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • Once the unsuspecting user calls the number, the scammers will pose as the brand to try and get the victim to hand over personal data or card details, or even enable remote access to their computer.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Immigration reform was one of Trump’s most popular campaign platforms, but enough with his reckless and incoherent policy shifts.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025

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“Unwary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwary. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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