innocent

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France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy at an appeals trial Tuesday said he was "innocent", rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image after deadly bombings.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Inexplicable, indeed, to a justice like Sotomayor, who cannot bear the thought of executing the innocent.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Had Sony prevailed, Cox might have had to terminate internet access for many innocent users to protect itself from lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I did it because I didn’t know any better. I ended up with this innocent energy. It came out of me looser that way, the feeling just flew out of me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Farmer seemed to care less about the notion that someone should be considered innocent until proven guilty than about preserving a thin-edged calm in a jittery country.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French