innocently

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The firestorm stoked by Rep. Khanna hasn’t only made a scapegoat of anybody who was personally associated with Epstein, however innocently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The collection’s opener, “In the South,” gets underway both innocently and ominously: “The day Junior fell down began like any other day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

He shows us another bone and holding it innocently beside his leg, he says: "This is a leg bone, like mine."

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Most people, if they made this gesture innocently, would be upset about the neo-Nazis trying to claim common cause with them.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

“You could have him clean the stables,” Eurytion suggested innocently.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan