innocuous

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You might even call “Can’t Stop” innocuous — although if you do, that means you’re not listening closely to the lyrics.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He looked at me with his sad baby blues and shared how he told these innocuous falsities, ultimately, out of deep-seeded self-hatred.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

It seemed innocuous enough, with a running total of revenues from a couple of seasons in the 1970s.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

I had a recurring thing around being in the supermarket, which I thought was totally innocuous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

His manner is mild, his hands large, with thick fingers and acquisitive thumbs, his blue eyes uncommunicative, falsely innocuous.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood