betrayal

"If I were to sacrifice that family name, it would be a betrayal of everything my mother has done for me."

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Then there’s the slow, somber poignancy of Hawk’s final aria, in which he recognizes the impossibility of the relationship, and paves the way to betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Mocked by some as the “Darth Vader” façade for its bizarrely helmeted Roman soldiers, the Passion façade embodies the New Testament story of betrayal, suffering and transcendence in angular, expressionistic figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Badenoch branded this a "betrayal of victims", and urged Burnham to publish the full list of offences that remain eligible for early release.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

It felt like a betrayal that he’d said was.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

What began as friendly advice became, in hindsight, one of the sharpest betrayals in music business history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The latest series of The Traitors is coming to an end after weeks of wild accusations, wilder betrayals and Claudia Winkleman's devious looks-to-camera.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

"It's still not really clear what happened...What is clear is that there were many betrayals," he added -- pointing to implausible failures in Maduro's defenses.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

The consumer critique of “Spent” is one that punches primarily sideways, highlighting how readily Alison betrays her own high ethical and political standards and how reflexively she uses an intellectual gloss to rationalize the betrayals.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025

Made me see how my entire life, long before the winter of 1975, dating back to when that singing Hazara woman was still nursing me, had been a cycle of lies, betrayals, and secrets.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini