innocent
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What follows isn’t merely speculative anthropology but tragedy: the extinction of a mode of being at once more limited and more innocent than our own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It also happened to staff at energy trading company Enron, which, in the comparatively innocent days of 2002, was briefly the world’s biggest and most spectacular bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ms Sturgeon is innocent, as evidenced by the fact that she was not charged, prosecuted nor convicted of any crime.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“That’s not an innocent mistake, or random mistake,” Chris Murray told the justices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
I’m not sure if she’s innocent or guilty—actually, based on everything I’ve heard, I’m pretty sure she’s guilty, at least a little bit.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
"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
But it’s a good thing the innocents already felled one devil, despite Kelce’s overwhelming sweetness.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
Sometimes, in the prosecution of a just war, Mr. Levin says, innocents are inadvertently killed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Strip was once a magical place where innocents like Dorothy flocked to get into trouble, often in encounters with sleight-of-hand hucksters like Professor Marvel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
But again, who among them would believe he was one of the true innocents in the prison?
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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