betrayal
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It is a paranoid reflex that turns any hint of infiltration into proof of betrayal.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
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
Chavez’s alleged actions “represent a betrayal ... for so many of us, and yet they resonate with many survivors and many women who have experienced this as girls and in our adulthood, including myself.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He knew what the American Revolution had promised, that slavery violated that promise, and that Franklin had gone to his Maker reminding all concerned that silence was a betrayal of the revolutionary legacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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