innocence
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Twin Peaks was both a place haunted by violence and a nostalgic fantasy of small-town innocence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It added that the move was taken after "a declaration of innocence following her change in behaviour."
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
She brings a sort of Disney princess innocence and pluck to Anna, which makes sense considering she played Ariel in the live-action “The Little Mermaid.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
But polygraphs are unreliable and inadmissible in court, and Hatley maintained her innocence under further questioning.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
I got in my car with the sinking realization that if everyone who tried to help us on this case was going to be threatened, it would be very difficult to prove Walter's innocence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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