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betrayal

[bih-trey-uhl] / bɪˈtreɪ əl /




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Pull the pan from the heat before you stir them in — this is how you avoid the dreaded graininess, that chalky betrayal.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“Fatherland” burns a lot of its energy in recounting this extraordinary betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Chavez’s alleged actions “represent a betrayal ... for so many of us, and yet they resonate with many survivors and many women who have experienced this as girls and in our adulthood, including myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Now, he says, Iran has repaid those gestures with drone strikes on Azerbaijani territory, something he views as a deep betrayal.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

He didn’t want the betrayal to grab him the way it did.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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