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treachery

[trech-uh-ree] / ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri /


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First released in 2005, the series has previously followed the story of Greek god Kratos and the triumphs, tragedies and treachery he experiences.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The move was condemned in some circles at the time with one critic calling it "the greatest treachery against clean athletes in Olympic history".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s a sprawling tale of divine corruption and human treachery that ends with the world being purified by fire and flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It is a treachery of one’s own body.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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