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treachery

[trech-uh-ree] / ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri /


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Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s a sprawling tale of divine corruption and human treachery that ends with the world being purified by fire and flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"My immediate reaction was it's treachery, it's disloyalty" says one of those Badenoch consulted in her parliamentary office.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“The treachery of your tears is no use to fight injustice,” read one.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

“Mrs. Warne can tell us what the would-be assassins had to say upon discovering that Mr. Lincoln passed safely under their sleeping noses. And we’ll find out if they’re plotting more treachery against him.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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