betray

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If Borgli’s film is to be believed, we only really begin to understand someone when they betray our trust.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The element of the finale that struck the audience was more than likely the cliff-hanger of whether either traitor would betray each other to take home the £97,750 prize, or would they split it?

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

"I don't think anyone would betray her father," said Alfredo Canchica, leader of another collective, the Fundacion 3 Raíces.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Epstein’s style, as a whole, does betray an attitude, and that is arrogance.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025

“Maria’s. Your brother wanted to know if she would ever betray the Bureau.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston