innocently

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The play started innocently enough with Tab Ramos bouncing a one-hop pass to Paul Caligiuri, who played the ball off his chest 40 yards from goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The firestorm stoked by Rep. Khanna hasn’t only made a scapegoat of anybody who was personally associated with Epstein, however innocently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He shows us another bone and holding it innocently beside his leg, he says: "This is a leg bone, like mine."

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Most people, if they made this gesture innocently, would be upset about the neo-Nazis trying to claim common cause with them.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

One half of the Earthworm, looking like a great, thick, juicy, pink sausage, lay innocently in the sun for all the seagulls to see.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl