innocent
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I asked Collins whether he still believes that Walters is innocent.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He added: "If she is innocent, as I believe, as 30-odd experts believe, then everything that has gone before the inquiry and every recommendation has operated on the wrong premise."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Nor does Saramago establish whether his protagonist is driven by a perverse desire or innocent curiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
We’re less innocent, but we’ve become more brittle and more fearful.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
How do you explain to an innocent citizen of the free world the importance of a credit default swap on a double-A tranche of a subprime-backed collateralized debt obligation?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Intricate sculptural groups depict the Annunciation, the birth of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi and the shepherds, Herod’s massacre of the innocents, the flight into Egypt, Jesus preaching at the temple, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This land has paid a heavy price. It has seen many of its children buried. It has borne witness to the suffering of children and innocents," added the leader of the world's Roman Catholics.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Too bad it’s taken the unspeakable suffering of babies, families and innocents to get us here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
It also asked police to stop harassing innocents.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Or are they standing between Dauntless guns and Erudite innocents, taking bullets for the sake of peace?
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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