as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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That law predates the much wider United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which took effect in 1994, giving ships the right of innocent passage through any country's territorial waters without paying a fee.
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Leaders should restore clear end-to-end accountability, align on-call and incident response with the teams that ship the code, and rebuild a blameless culture.
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Schlittler wasn’t blameless in that, committing a throwing error on a pickoff play in the first inning.
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Its focus on elevated everyday dressing, premium fabrication and impeccable tailoring feels incredibly relevant for today’s luxury customer.
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The former First Lady is known for her impeccable fashion and jewelry choices, setting the standard for decades to come.
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And there was no mucking about with changing audio output settings, as doing so switched the sound to the X7's speakers and the wireless connectivity was faultless.
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Yet the reporting was faultless, the points of view persuasive.
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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