as in betraying
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound
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betraying
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The West is betraying 'liberal values' for a genocidal fascist foreign government.—
Anhelina Shamlii,
CBS News,
1 June 2026 -
But since then the process of identifying a new vendor and signing a contract has been painfully slow, betraying the mayor’s lack of urgency.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Selling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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