betrayed

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The three-week trial in Oakland, outside San Francisco, has seen a parade of Silicon Valley titans take the stand, with Musk arguing that OpenAI's pivot to a profit-driven business betrayed its original nonprofit mandate.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

There has never been any indication that Becerra was investigated as a participant, and he has forcefully denied wrongdoing, calling it a “gut punch” that his advisers allegedly betrayed him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He is arguing that Altman and another co-founder, Greg Brockman, betrayed the original mission of the nonprofit organization, driven by their desire to “cash in” on the technology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

One was her mixed-race dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckly, who betrayed Mary’s confidences in an 1868 memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

He saw a boy with a black beanie on his head, crooked, tilted to the side, and his mind betrayed him for just a second.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro