betrayal
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This is becoming the standard position: A.I. for everything upstream of prose is acceptable; A.I. for the prose itself is a betrayal.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Pull the pan from the heat before you stir them in — this is how you avoid the dreaded graininess, that chalky betrayal.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
By mercilessly hardening her heart, Judit hopes to withstand the tribulations of poverty and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
She said: "The betrayal of trust is far deeper than the loss of the money. Everything I believed to be real was not. He didn't even tell me his real name."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“And just ranting and raving. He admired Nixon, he was very anti-communist. So he just thought it was a betrayal of the country.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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