perfidy
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Unaware of Samary’s perfidy, Gomina, 50, ordered Samary to meet him at QRF headquarters to organize a team to rescue Issa and his family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
A former JAG and current professor at Texas Tech University, Geoffrey Corn, said the U.S. has considered perfidy a crime in non-international armed conflicts.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
“Not doing so will allow perfidy to reign in this agency. You now have audit reports that indicate malfeasance by senior leadership.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022
Now, those who are convinced of the perfidy of cats won’t like the answers that are emerging.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
Through the loosely placed boards in the wall floated the bark and jabber of a talk-radio show about the latest soccer perfidy from Argentina, Brazil’s hated rival.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing perfidy
The Declaration of Independence
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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