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As security officer of the Maginot, Morrow abandons his post to kill the traitor — allowing the ship to continue its collision course into Earth.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Brahms wrote the double concerto — a rare form at the time — for his former friend, Joseph Joachim, as a way to make amends, as well as his frequent collaborator Robert Hausmann.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Armani gave 40% control to his collaborator Leo Dell’Orco, and 15% each to his niece and nephew.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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André's chaotic talk show, The Eric Andre Show (2012–2023), established the actor and comedian as a true subversive, which makes his turns in projects such as The Lion King (2019) and Trolls Band Together (2023) that much more amusing.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Last night’s crowd of 41,364 was the Padres’ 62nd sellout, matching the franchise record set in 2023.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Consider this your sign to start holiday shopping early, because these minis are going to be the season’s squishiest sellout.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
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President Abraham Lincoln called on state militias at the outset of the Civil War to help in fighting Confederate turncoats to the South.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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The turncoats are John Hannah, Biggie Munn, Bo Schembechler and Burt Smith.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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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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Erdogan, meanwhile, lambasted Kilicdaroglu as a quisling who is in cahoots with the West and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Kurdish separatist group that both Ankara and Washington consider a terrorist entity.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2023
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The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some coup plotters and their co-conspirators are charged in a court and, if convicted, sent to prison.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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Halford said the day after Osbourne’s death, Judas Priest was booked to play a show.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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Due to a scheduling conflict, Judas Priest was unable to perform at Sabbath's Back to the Beginning charity concert last month.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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