betrayal
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It felt like betrayal on the high seas—one that 16 sailors haven’t forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It found staff failings at the hospital amounted to a "betrayal of patient trust" and also questioned why oncology pharmacy teams did not challenge patients receiving oral chemotherapy continuously for 10 to 15 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But the betrayal of first responders can be traced before the 2001 second attack on the Twin Towers.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The decadelong dispute between AI-tech mogul Chey Tae-won and his ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong has unfolded like a K-drama—with money, romance, corruption and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So much so, I forced down the barbed lump of betrayal that’d lodged in my windpipe.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
There is no overt action, no crime, no betrayals, at least not in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
"It's still not really clear what happened...What is clear is that there were many betrayals," he added -- pointing to implausible failures in Maduro's defenses.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Fire victims on Thursday described the rate hike request as the latest in State Farm’s series of betrayals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
The Telegraph has awarded the show five stars, calling it a "superb crime thriller of betrayals and shifting loyalties".
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
The deprivations of her youth, the betrayals of her parents, she never complained about any of it.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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