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innocuous

[ih-nok-yoo-uhs] / ɪˈnɒk yu əs /


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Finally, a lot of people seem to be waking up to this “Blade Runner” nightmare, most recently exemplified by a seemingly innocuous Super Bowl ad about a lost dog.

From Salon

Unexplained absences can be an early sign of political trouble in China, though officials are known to have missed engagements for innocuous reasons such as illness.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tidbit of information might seem innocuous on its face, but when combined with other information from other records could reveal sensitive information.

From The Wall Street Journal

He looked at me with his sad baby blues and shared how he told these innocuous falsities, ultimately, out of deep-seeded self-hatred.

From Los Angeles Times

It seemed innocuous enough, with a running total of revenues from a couple of seasons in the 1970s.

From BBC