backstabbing
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There’s a lot less backstabbing and reality nonsense that you saw in the earlier seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In nonviolent settings, it leads to mean-girl-style ostracism or political backstabbing around the corporate watercooler.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
She continues to settle scores on Father Figure - the scathing story of a backstabbing protégé, that interpolates the George Michael classic of the same name.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
There are CIA suits, secret police, faceless bureaucrats and backstabbing traitors lurking in these pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
I hadn’t recognized him in his new helmet, but it was my old backstabbing buddy Ethan Nakamura.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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