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innocuous

[ih-nok-yoo-uhs] / ɪˈnɒk yu əs /


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Meanwhile, online prediction markets have been less innocuous, launching bets about when and where the ceremony will take place.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Never mind that this makes no sense, that no human has ever hated something as sweet and totally innocuous as a memorial.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 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

Musk’s otherwise innocuous comment had given O’Leary an in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It couldn’t have been Lord Nugent’s words, which seemed to be innocuous; or was she missing what they meant?

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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