betray
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The coded way in which people are talking about this may betray something darker about our culture.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Charlottesville has long since come to betray all the cynicism of a pseudo-event.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Others tried to analyze the facial expressions in photos of top administration figures, looking for something disingenuous to betray acting or indicate a lack of real fear.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in front of Congress at dawn on Wednesday and unfurled a banner urging lawmakers "not to betray the Argentine people."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
"I didn't betray you, you know," she says, stroking my hair.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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