betray
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Instead they analyse probabilities and statistics, to see if certain linguistic patterns betray the use of AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
To believe that even good women might see their minds betray them so spectacularly would be to rescind control over an entire ideology that helps organize your world.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Schwartz only won Senate confirmation on Wednesday, after a hearing in which she pledged to “never betray the science” on which CDC policies are based.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Importantly, when ignited it didn’t produce smoke, which could betray soldiers’ positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I know that he feels safe with us, and we are about to betray him.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But the size of the spending betrays how worried they are about people power.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
That narrative betrays a rookie mistake that’s known among statisticians as the “gambler’s fallacy.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the back of her mind, she had a nagging thought: What if this is a trick and he betrays us?
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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It is too late to upgrade the seats of the timeless ticket holders who feel betrayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
After years of heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school, many young people feel burned out and betrayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"David Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a statement, the council's director of communications and corporate governance Colin Edgar claimed Unison had betrayed its own members by not balloting them.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some accused her of betraying Davide Sanclimenti, who she later won the show with, while others praised her confidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Over a century ago, when the Supreme Court helped usher in Jim Crow, Justice John Marshall Harlan took his colleagues to task for betraying the promise of Reconstruction.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Archie was careful to keep his poker face, intent on not betraying an emotion.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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