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betrayal

[bih-trey-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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More successful is Betrayal, a jazzy, trip-hop excursion that appears to be about Madonna's stepmother, Joan Ciccone, who died of cancer in 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

His book about the Afghan war, “Twenty Years: Hope, War and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation,” won a 2025 Overseas Press Club Award for best nonfiction book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

The show is based on the bestselling book “Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era,” by Laurence Leamer.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

“The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever,” finally opened on Nov. 19, 2022, nearly 158 years after the massacre.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Another case in point of the Grownups’ Betrayal.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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