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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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Speaking about their mutual admiration for one another, Gaga praised her collaborator.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Produced and co-written by longtime collaborator Gabe Simon in tandem with the National’s Aaron Dessner, Kahan’s The Great Divide is expected to debut this week at #1 on the Billboard 200.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the stylish couple spent the construction years combing through vintage markets, building a concept that’s classic, but singular and a little subversive.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Kapanen silenced the raucous sellout crowd at Honda Center 38 seconds after the opening faceoff with his fourth goal in four games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In front of Hayes and a sellout crowd of 16,932 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night, Cushing’s Summit FC fell victim to a rampant comeback against the NWSL leader.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
26 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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Bances Chaponan and a third co-conspirator, Erick Christian Luna de la Cruz, pleaded guilty to related charges.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The indictment also alleges that one the two co-conspirators gave Morens two bottles of wine and promises of other things of value, such as meals at expensive restaurants.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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