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betrayed

adjective as in deceived

adjective as in deluded

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“He betrayed the trust placed in him as a public official who was responsible for working with law enforcement to ensure public safety,” Ryan said in the sentencing memo.

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But that the truth eventually will out is clear from the moment he puts on the phony face, and that at some point, those who trusted him will feel betrayed.

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"I am your justice. And, for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution."

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Linda said she felt "betrayed" that Rachel was repeatedly given intimate personal care by male carers, despite express wishes from her family for female carers.

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Sotomayor’s dissent may not carry the force of law, but it carries something older — the moral memory of a Constitution written in hope and too often betrayed in silence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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