innocent
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They have repeated calls for calm and said the events have caused significant harm to communities, spread fear and risked innocent lives.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Those who faced SEC enforcement actions and those who chose to settle with the agency were prohibited from ever publicly denying the agency’s allegations, even if they believed they were innocent.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“These guys were trying to steal money from innocent people, and somebody was messing with them,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“I had painted this image of my dad — that he’s such a good guy, he was so innocent, and I was taken from him by my grandma,” Okatsuka says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
I am afraid that innocent Egyptians will get hurt when the machine collapses.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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