betray
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Schwartz only won Senate confirmation on Wednesday, after a hearing in which she pledged to “never betray the science” on which CDC policies are based.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Detained since late January 2025, he described his time already spent behind bars as “extraordinarily difficult” and said, “I did not betray my country.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"It will never betray you, will always be loyal to you, and will love you unconditionally."
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
"We need to make sure we do not betray that trust and we need to deliver for the people of Sunderland and for Washington and Houghton," he said.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Jerome exclaims, "You would betray them? For money? That's despicable!"
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
The Wrap said "at times it betrays its amateur beginnings with clunky plotting."
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But the language used throughout the filing to describe potential confusion betrays their fears.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Yet his message today to the world betrays Iran’s harsh reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Her nicely grounded performance never betrays Liz’s intelligence or escalating annoyance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
But everything about him—his sense of command, a confidence that betrays how often he comes here, the fact that there is nothing, nothing I can read about him—makes my heartbeat quicken.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Trump has told advisers that he is angry with Pirro and felt betrayed by the court filing, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The singer has has rarely spoken or betrayed reactions to testimony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
A stunned Emma wonders who could have betrayed her so intimately, and why.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
I can see why your friend felt betrayed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
One of the programs betrayed by Pelton was codenamed IVY BELLS.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mr. Sheffi’s book describes a great American institution avidly betraying its principles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Over a century ago, when the Supreme Court helped usher in Jim Crow, Justice John Marshall Harlan took his colleagues to task for betraying the promise of Reconstruction.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
They told her she would die lonely, called her selfish, and accused her of "betraying her country".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
I know I’m betraying Coach by telling Erin, and I feel guilty about that, but I just can’t keep it in any longer.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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