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betrayal

[bih-trey-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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In book groups and online, women are sharing their own stories of romantic betrayal, and the financial fallout that often follows, in response to the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

"But we also need to be clear. Choosing to engage with the elected leadership of this country is not a betrayal of those concerns. It is how we give them a voice."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

It was the sense of betrayal that hung all around.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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