treachery
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First released in 2005, the series has previously followed the story of Greek god Kratos and the triumphs, tragedies and treachery he experiences.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
It’s a sprawling tale of divine corruption and human treachery that ends with the world being purified by fire and flood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
His treachery began in 1985 when he gave the Soviets the names of a few KGB officers secretly working for the FBI in exchange for $50,000.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
"Lannister men. The lion of Lannister flew over the ramparts, not the crowned stag. And they had taken the city by treachery."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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