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[in-uh-suhnt] / ˈɪn ə sənt /




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He added that McCullagh's attempt to implicate an innocent third party - Natalie's ex-boyfriend - was another factor.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

“Ottilie is already such a character. We just had a day of laughing with this innocent little soul.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“It seems innocent, but you don’t know what’s happening in the background,” says Mayra Rosario Fuentes, a senior threat researcher at the consumer digital-protection research firm TrendLife.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

From what she’d seen on television, guilty people usually started off claiming to be innocent.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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