defected
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But last week, the replies were inundated with complaints that Letterboxd had defected to the corporate dark side, along with fearful pleas for the platform’s owners to reconsider.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister who defected to Reform UK, has died aged 78.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was in 1990, while touring Europe with his hero Gillespie, that Sandoval finally defected from Cuba with his wife and son — and found the refuge he’d been seeking in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Kaykal defected to the army in October 2024 and his fighters later helped recapture parts of central Sudan, including Al-Jazirah state and Khartoum.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Philby had not yet been revealed as a Soviet spy, but two of his colleagues, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, had just defected to the Soviet Union.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
