turncoat

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But that’s not quite right either: Pointing a finger at Tortora—as a dozen or so turncoat Camorristas will ultimately do—comes with benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Better to keep a turncoat close than let him run wild.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

The main suspect behind the poisoning of a Russian intelligence turncoat in London in the 2000s was given a seat in Russia’s Parliament.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Like all Confederate sympathizers, Booth views the Tennessee politician as a turncoat for siding with the Union and Lincoln.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly