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[in-uh-suhnt] / ˈɪn ə sənt /




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They have repeated calls for calm and said the events have caused significant harm to communities, spread fear and risked innocent lives.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Those who faced SEC enforcement actions and those who chose to settle with the agency were prohibited from ever publicly denying the agency’s allegations, even if they believed they were innocent.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“Ottilie is already such a character. We just had a day of laughing with this innocent little soul.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“It seems innocent, but you don’t know what’s happening in the background,” says Mayra Rosario Fuentes, a senior threat researcher at the consumer digital-protection research firm TrendLife.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Sydney never came close to him, so he wouldn’t suspect her, and Rio stood next to him for a few more stations, which made him seem completely innocent.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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