innocent
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It’s easy to get lost in its layers of strings, to chase a cello’s lusty glide past innocent piano notes.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
“There is a law, we understand that. But innocent until proven guilty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The bystander's actions "exemplify the heroism of everyday citizens who are prepared and ready to respond when innocent lives are on the line," it added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But no one has figured out a way of punishing cheats without imposing unfair costs on innocent bystanders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But it’s also saying that Dad is innocent as far as the Msaidizi goes, that he loves me, and that I need to trust him.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"This land has paid a heavy price. It has seen many of its children buried. It has borne witness to the suffering of children and innocents," added the leader of the world's Roman Catholics.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
The film’s sheep are complete innocents, who can make themselves forget sad events by closing their eyes and counting to three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
But it’s a good thing the innocents already felled one devil, despite Kelce’s overwhelming sweetness.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
It also asked police to stop harassing innocents.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Should she speak to him? try to bring him back to a sense of decency? remind him of where he was? of what fatal mischief he might do to these poor innocents?
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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