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betrayal

[bih-trey-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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Graham said "money must be spent in the UK" when the DIP is finally agreed and "anything else would be a betrayal".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

To take it from Otterstrom’s fellow Utahns, the betrayal is not just that the already data-center-dense state is getting another one, but that they feel there was no opportunity for democratic deliberation.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s a major betrayal for Rick and a bummer for the audience, who never get to see the two make music together again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

John Carney directs a musical dramedy starring the actor and Nick Jonas in a story of ambition, delusion and betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It would have felt like a betrayal, saying all that to Lucinda.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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