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stabbed in the back

phrase

past tense of stab in the back

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“Stabbed in the back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbed%20in%20the%20back. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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