betrayal
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It offers eternal love, betrayal, regret and redemption, in earnest if not always logical fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Over-the-top doesn’t begin to describe Alice’s feelings of betrayal or her escalating attempts to break up the couple and punish Steve for his betrayal, which is precisely what drew Walker to the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
To take it from Otterstrom’s fellow Utahns, the betrayal is not just that the already data-center-dense state is getting another one, but that they feel there was no opportunity for democratic deliberation.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Following an urgent question in the Scottish Parliament chamber on Tuesday afternoon, Swinney described Murrell's crime as a "terrible breach of trust and an overwhelming betrayal".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It would have felt like a betrayal, saying all that to Lucinda.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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