innocent
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She said those four factors cover too many innocent people to justify reasonable suspicion and fall short of the “individualized inquiry” demanded by the Fourth Amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“They swept in a bunch of truly innocent probation officers who were following directives and doing their jobs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"But you cannot repair suffering with an injustice: I am innocent," he said.
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
Pita’s voice from the backseat was small and innocent.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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