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
Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence throughout, launching a multi-million-dollar legal suit against the newspapers that first reported on the allegations.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But polygraphs are unreliable and inadmissible in court, and Hatley maintained her innocence under further questioning.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The 10 songs on “The Line of Time and the Plane of Now” — each recorded in only one take — mix folk, soul and jazz, radiating innocence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He was locked into a maintenance role: He was a custodian for the system who was unlikely to overturn the previous judgment, even if there was compelling evidence of innocence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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