betraying
Example Sentences
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Jury selection is to begin Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its non-profit mission.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
They told her she would die lonely, called her selfish, and accused her of "betraying her country".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
This reasoning assumes a healthy, functioning democracy where politicians earn trust and legitimacy, and then are held accountable for betraying it.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
The acquisition has drawn criticism from across the tech world for the risk of betraying editorial independence.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
“We aren’t the ones doing the betraying, Fariba.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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