betray
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But stunningly high numbers of women report having intrusive thoughts about harming their children—moments when their own brains betray them, when it’s clear that none of us are in total control over our own minds.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
For nearly three decades, Jeff Probst has welcomed a new set of strangers to a remote location, where they make alliances, betray each other and get voted off in pursuit of a $1 million prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
Albuquerque in New Mexico is his base now - something his accent and phraseology sometimes betray - but Edinburgh will always be home.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
They swore oaths then, the mightiest of oaths, the gods and the stranger, that neither side could betray the other.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Here “The Storytellers” betrays its origins as a course of lectures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That narrative betrays a rookie mistake that’s known among statisticians as the “gambler’s fallacy.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The two of us watch as the man’s face betrays waves of feeling.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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In early October, Trump was asked about Latino voters who say they feel betrayed by his administration’s immigration and economic policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
It is too late to upgrade the seats of the timeless ticket holders who feel betrayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
And after a dominant showing at the plate and on the mound in the first half of the season, Shohei Ohtani’s health betrayed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"David Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He told me that he had overthrown General Ffangg and reconquered Lyttyrboks with lightning speed—only to have been betrayed.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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She says she has faced a coordinated smear campaign against her, which has at times invoked her son's death and accusations that she is betraying his memory.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But that refusal to risk vulnerability comes back to bite her when the daughter she turned herself inside out to spoil pulls a move reminiscent of Veda in “Mildred Pierce,” betraying Emma for vapid reasons.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
I was the one who pushed him out by talking to my parents and betraying his trust.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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