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traitor

[trey-ter] / ˈtreɪ tər /


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And, in killing Capt. Mayer, he underscored the idea that the traitor was inside the army—a concept that obviously was key in the Dreyfus affair.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

"They consider me a traitor," Maria, 48, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Long condemned as a traitor, Malinche is being reimagined as a brilliant Indigenous survivor whose intelligence and resilience helped shape Mexico, amid a feminist and cultural reckoning that is rewriting her place in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Things did not go as planned, the host did not pick the 29-year-old to be a traitor, leading to a change of tactics.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“I...I cannot leave a suspected traitor unshackled,” he says.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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