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betrayal

[bih-tray-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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For the brothers involved, doing so would have been a betrayal of fraternal loyalty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

If he then betrays that understanding, Beijing will feel a strong sense of betrayal that seriously damages the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But they did give a motive for his betrayal of Tice.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the betrayal of first responders can be traced before the 2001 second attack on the Twin Towers.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

As she laid him back into his wrappings and began to lace him in, his face crumpled in betrayal and he opened his mouth.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

At the film’s aching core is the romantic tether between the boys that refuses to die even in the face of gory attacks, painful betrayals and even uncertainty among the two of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

"It's still not really clear what happened...What is clear is that there were many betrayals," he added -- pointing to implausible failures in Maduro's defenses.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

“Andor” trades lightsaber spectacle and woo-woo monologues about the Force for a compact and gritty story full of hard decisions, gutting betrayals and grown-up drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Admittedly both worlds tend to have big personalities, alliances, betrayals and dramatic twists - in the legislature and the Love Island villa.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

Cleopatra saw for herself the power plays, secret pacts, broken promises, bribes, and betrayals that marked her father’s rule.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby


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