innocent
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“If parents aren’t going to hold their children accountable, then I am going to hold parents accountable for hurting and killing innocent people while riding illegal motor vehicles,” Spitzer said in the statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Pakistan has repeatedly denied those in the centre were innocent.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"Do not let another innocent life be lost in silence and without public attention," he said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“We can say this—that killing innocent people is wrong and we sympathize with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
She didn’t look so sweet or innocent anymore.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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