untainted
adjective
un·taint·ed
ˌən-ˈtān-təd 
: not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad : not tainted
untainted evidence
an untainted reputation
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The supposedly authentic foreign experience is perhaps a sense of life untainted by the influence of global brands.
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Alex C. Park, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Ice Cube’s lyrics chronicle a dreamlike day—basketball games, favorite fast food, cruising the streets—untainted by violence or adversity.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Cher's an untainted soul who has never done anything bad to anybody.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
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Alex C. Park, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Ice Cube’s lyrics chronicle a dreamlike day—basketball games, favorite fast food, cruising the streets—untainted by violence or adversity.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Cher's an untainted soul who has never done anything bad to anybody.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
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“Untainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untainted. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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