betray

What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

To believe that even good women might see their minds betray them so spectacularly would be to rescind control over an entire ideology that helps organize your world.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 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

My scent would hang heavily in the air and betray my presence to any animal nearby.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

If he then betrays that understanding, Beijing will feel a strong sense of betrayal that seriously damages the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

That narrative betrays a rookie mistake that’s known among statisticians as the “gambler’s fallacy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

In the casino, Sarris eagerly greets his employees with a friendliness that betrays his repeated insistence that he’s a reclusive writer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Eager to prove his seriousness, he rarely betrays any emotion.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Instead, they feel burned out and betrayed as good jobs become harder to get and the milestones of adulthood slip away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

After years of heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school, many young people feel burned out and betrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

This is right from the comics, but Hal’s best friend, his mentor, the person who trained him, betrayed everything he trusted and Hal had to put him away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

“That’s not for me to say,” was Amy’s grim reply, but her lips would smile, and there was a traitorous sparkle of the eye which betrayed that she knew her power and enjoyed the knowledge.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some accused her of betraying Davide Sanclimenti, who she later won the show with, while others praised her confidence.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

He was used to his mind betraying him, taking a moment of joy and turning it sour and grim, spinning it about in his head until it was all he could think about.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro