innocent
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“He wanted to defend the innocent so he decided to become a security guard,” a family friend, Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq, told the Associated Press.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Bella Maclean plays Taggie, the innocent love interest to legendary lothario Rupert Campbell-Black, and she too has noticed a difference this time around when it comes to scale.
From BBC • May 13, 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
To think a child as young and as innocent as Willem could have done such a thing.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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