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betray

[bih-trey] / bɪˈtreɪ /




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But stunningly high numbers of women report having intrusive thoughts about harming their children—moments when their own brains betray them, when it’s clear that none of us are in total control over our own minds.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Schwartz only won Senate confirmation on Wednesday, after a hearing in which she pledged to “never betray the science” on which CDC policies are based.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Albuquerque in New Mexico is his base now - something his accent and phraseology sometimes betray - but Edinburgh will always be home.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Importantly, when ignited it didn’t produce smoke, which could betray soldiers’ positions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

I join in and hope my voice doesn’t betray the anxiety coursing through me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

That narrative betrays a rookie mistake that’s known among statisticians as the “gambler’s fallacy.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The Wrap said "at times it betrays its amateur beginnings with clunky plotting."

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Queer desire, femininity, and lipstick form an intrepid triptych in the form of pop star Chappell Roan, whose persona betrays both her rural Missouri provenance and the glittery legacy of drag performance.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2026

The tension running through the campaign betrays a regime unsettled by the prospect of life after an octogenarian president.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

His low whistle betrays disappointment at what he finds—or fails to find—between the boy’s ears.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

“That was when everything exploded. On a personal level, we felt betrayed, but on a broader level, we felt treasoned,” he told me.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

"He feels Harry has betrayed him. He's made that clear."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

While others burned brightly for a short time before being betrayed by their bodies, he was a picture of consistency through the early days of his career.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“It was just a safe place for us to change. And he betrayed our trust,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

She looked up, while I still gazed at her: no start, no increase or failure of colour betrayed emotion, consciousness of guilt, or fear of detection.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Over a century ago, when the Supreme Court helped usher in Jim Crow, Justice John Marshall Harlan took his colleagues to task for betraying the promise of Reconstruction.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Musk in 2024, accusing Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, of betraying the company's original non-profit mission.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

A betraying tear slides down his face and Joon hurries to brush it off.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na




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