defector

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The most notable defector, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, said at a press conference with Epstein survivors on Tuesday that the saga had "ripped Maga apart".

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

"They pleaded with the interviewer to promise she would return to bring them to the South," said Jang, himself a North Korean defector.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

The term predatory incursion is also used literally in writings of that period to refer to slightly smaller attacks like the 1781 Raid on Richmond led by American defector Benedict Arnold.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

When one cooperates and the other player betrays, only the defector gets the benefit.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024

The cable contained the results of the initial interview conducted by David Shorer with the most important KGB defector in a generation.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau