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innocence

[in-uh-suhns] / ˈɪn ə səns /




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The three men all addressed the court, continuing to profess their innocence.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Self-Portrait, Age 23” reveals itself through paradoxical tensions: solicitation and rebuttal, self-assuredness and humility, innocence and knowing, solidity and dissolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Before conducting this analysis, the publisher said it had tried to work with Orelien to gather the evidence necessary to prove his innocence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

A 2020 documentary, Sabrina Van Tassel’s “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” made the case for her innocence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The first spy to be trapped in the Cold War's net maintained his innocence until his death.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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