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As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026 -
In the context of his time, Jesus was considered a traitor — an enemy of the Roman Empire.—
Michael J Christensen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Houseplant Brand's History Rogen launched the lifestyle brand Houseplant with his childhood friend, filmmaker, and longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, in 2019.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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First, document what makes your operation work, from how a session is run to how a new collaborator is brought in, so those standards exist independently of you.—
Victoria Chynoweth,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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On November 25, 1947, a majority of Hollywood top brass met at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and drafted the notorious Waldorf Statement that promised no studio would employ anyone who was a communist or suspected subversive.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Loners lashing out America has had genuine subversives and left-wing terror networks in the past.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Rockies beat the Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 47,925.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Shark Tank was frequently packed with attendance increasing by nearly 2,000 fans per game thanks to 24 sellouts as the young core led by Celebrini caught the attention of the Bay Area market.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.—
Ryan Cooper,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ, was believed to be the 13th Apostle to join the table at the Last Supper.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Feb. 2026
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That co-conspirator has been charged but remains at large.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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As of April 10, at least five of the conspirators have been booked in Yolo County jail, and two people were arrested in outside of the county, according to Reisig.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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