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treachery

[trech-uh-ree] / ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri /


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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

Lizza, in his own statement, said: “Telling the truth is not harassment and accountability is not an ax, though I understand why Olivia finds it unpleasant to be confronted with her treachery and betrayal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Ms Kemkaran previously said those behind the leak were "weak" and "foolish" to have committed an act of "treachery", and that a "thorough investigation" had been launched.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

“I didn’t stop him, you jerk! He was my friend. How do you forgive somebody for that kind of treachery? That kind of betrayal. How do you forgive yourself? You just don’t.”

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin




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