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betray

[bih-tray] / bɪˈtreɪ /




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“Did I betray my oath? I pledged to defend freedom, independence, and the constitutional order,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I both embrace but betray certain rules,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Doing that would betray their ignorance of the show’s legacy, especially the five seasons that Allen captained.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

But stunningly high numbers of women report having intrusive thoughts about harming their children—moments when their own brains betray them, when it’s clear that none of us are in total control over our own minds.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

I don’t want to say how weird he is, and I don’t want to betray him by giving away his secrets, so I just shrug.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Here “The Storytellers” betrays its origins as a course of lectures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 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

On the contrary, her face is divided into two parts, one with a somber expression, the other with a masklike appearance whose color nevertheless betrays passionate feeling.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

“It betrayed the trust of all partners who were willing to share information at the time,” said Geoff Hale, who worked on CISA’s elections team from the agency’s inception until last year.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

In early October, Trump was asked about Latino voters who say they feel betrayed by his administration’s immigration and economic policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instead, they feel burned out and betrayed as good jobs become harder to get and the milestones of adulthood slip away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We are sorry for the pain and suffering that was inflicted on you. We are sorry that your trust was so directly and profoundly betrayed by a leader of the church," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I think my wry smile must have betrayed me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

And right now, with Ohtani’s body betraying him, the Dodgers might be better off without the best player in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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

"Our justice system is betraying victims and survivors," said Eshghi.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

She studied the group, scanning their faces, but betraying none of her own thoughts.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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