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betrayal

[bih-tray-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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"It just felt like a betrayal," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“It’s like a sense of betrayal, you know, that happening to my dad … like what was the point in all this?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

In a 15-minute address, Pezeshkian denied that the nation seeks nuclear weapons and called the attacks “a grave betrayal of diplomacy and subversion of efforts towards the establishment of stability and peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

If he then betrays that understanding, Beijing will feel a strong sense of betrayal that seriously damages the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The legends are very hazy and contain contradictory stories about the betrayal and ultimate fate of Hippasus.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

What began as friendly advice became, in hindsight, one of the sharpest betrayals in music business history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The latest series of The Traitors is coming to an end after weeks of wild accusations, wilder betrayals and Claudia Winkleman's devious looks-to-camera.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 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

The consumer critique of “Spent” is one that punches primarily sideways, highlighting how readily Alison betrays her own high ethical and political standards and how reflexively she uses an intellectual gloss to rationalize the betrayals.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025

Made me see how my entire life, long before the winter of 1975, dating back to when that singing Hazara woman was still nursing me, had been a cycle of lies, betrayals, and secrets.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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