innocent
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But if the questions were innocent, the agents weren’t always so benign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The incidents reviewed in the report appear to have begun with "innocent tasks," such as gathering Australian health statistics, which then went off course.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"George Davis is innocent" was written on the wall around the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Weinstein said he has “remorse for Miriam Haley’s pain,” but maintained that he’s innocent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
She smiled the innocent smile of a master criminal at work.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
"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
Instead of leveling whole cities, we can single out enemies and spare innocents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
But it’s a good thing the innocents already felled one devil, despite Kelce’s overwhelming sweetness.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 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
GINNY: That’s what they’re good at, Albus—catching innocents in their web.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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