betrayed

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“Most people feel betrayed, and that’s bipartisan,” Stephen Otterstrom, a longtime Salt Lake City resident running to represent District 21 in the Statehouse, told me.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Both want greater ethnic autonomy and feel betrayed by Abiy, though for differing reasons:

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“If you’re feeling helpless, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re feeling betrayed, if you’re feeling frustrated, if you’re feeling angry, I understand,” Springsteen said.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The battle over whether the company betrayed its nonprofit mission has pitted Elon Musk against his co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Her bonnet wasn’t big enough to hide her face, and she feared he might think the joy it betrayed unmaidenly.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott