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a tale of treachery and revenge
was furious that she revealed his secret and never forgave her for the treachery
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The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.
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Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Triumph shadowed by treachery became the dynamic of both the revolution and his life.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
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Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Triumph shadowed by treachery became the dynamic of both the revolution and his life.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
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“Treachery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treachery. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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treachery
noun
treach·ery
ˈtrech-(ə-)rē 
plural treacheries
1
: violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence : treason
2
: an act of treason
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