back-stabbing
Britishnoun
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For a platform like Letterboxd, which has built its brand on reverence for film and all those who love it, selling to a company like Netflix would be a cold act of back-stabbing betrayal.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The espionage action-thriller “13 Bombs” acutely blends quick back-stabbing with big explosions.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
Swann moves the action to East Texas and the back-stabbing members of the Briscoe family, combining “Dallas”-style narrative juice with literary panache and a classical pedigree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The North Korean official made an apparent reference to the French complaints, saying that the United States was being accused of back-stabbing even by its allies.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
Despite the apology and apparent promise to stop, Hamilton had then resumed his back-stabbing campaign.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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