innocent
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Written by Laura Kittrell, “Elle” is lightweight, often obvious and oddly, refreshingly innocent — Elle is waiting for “a perfect first kiss from a perfect guy” — both for the genre and the setting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
“We firmly believe that an innocent man is in jail for a crime he did not commit,” Fishbein said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
What started as an innocent mistake has ended up as a bad cover-up.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Relative Nael Safadi, who told AFP that the strike hit around 02:00 local time, said his cousins "have no connection to Hamas, nor are they involved in anything. They're just innocent children".
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
But in another way, we thought, it might be an advantage to have these flocks of obviously innocent people in and out.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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