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“So many betrayals. I had hoped Quintus would prove a friend. It seems my judgment was bad.” The Battle of the Labyrinth

It seemed that sometimes Oakley Street and other secret services had to use blackmail in order to turn an agent on the other side. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

We paid a guard a small bribe and slipped across the border. The Boy on the Wooden Box

The controversy over the bus boycott vaulted the young Dr. King into the national headlines as the leader of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures

One government worker in the Mexican state of Tabasco, who in 1999 denounced corruption by certain judicial police agents, was dead a few days later in a mysterious car accident. Enrique's Journey

Lies were told and then exposed, begetting more lies to explain away the initial deceptions. Into the Wild

With many tears and in badly broken English, the mother told of the disgrace and of the father’s plan to starve the girl and the unborn child to death. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Or we could choose to be a nation that shames and blames its most vulnerable, affixes badges of dishonor upon them at young ages, and then relegates them to a permanent second-class status for life. The New Jim Crow

For some reason—maybe embarrassment, maybe because he was afraid she wouldn’t believe him—Jake wasn’t ready to tell Grace the truth. The Smartest Kid in the Universe

I will confide in her at once and ask her advice about approaching Mother Ermentrude with my secret, lest Marguerite expose it first. Ophelia

Recognition feels so good that some forgers expose their own fraudulence — or, if unveiled by others, revel in the experience.
– The Washington Post

“People gossiped, you know. I remember. They said all sorts of things about you two. But you’re saying there was nothing.” A Thousand Splendid Suns

But I am so worried I might do something to disappoint the Nielsens that I avoid any situation that might lead to impropriety. Orphan Train

“You think if you deliver it to the Erudite, they’ll forgive your indiscretion and let you back in their good graces.” Insurgent

Notoriety and infamy quickly evolve into celebrity and fame for scythes—and the most brazen acts harden further into legend. Scythe

Incidents like the Emmett Till murder were not limited to Mississippi; acts of racial injustice and violence were happening all over the South. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement

It was stuffed with newspaper clippings about the secret documents and the man who had leaked them. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

I knew immediately what I would do: prepare a countersuit charging everyone from the lieutenant all the way up to the minister of justice with misconduct. Long Walk to Freedom

And yet, we shall succeed because we must—we have no choice in the matter—to fight or to submit to the greatest indignities and outrages. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves

It was a sweet little scam he was running—until he was arrested and sent to federal prison in Big Spring, Texas. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

For the high school paper, Adina had covered a student council scandal in which the student body president had sold test answers in order to buy himself a new SUV. Beauty Queens

This was the most sensational bit of news of all and the entire class jumped up out of their seats to have a really good look. Matilda

He had a resident give the injections in their place, and on August 27, 1963, the three doctors wrote a resignation letter citing unethical research practices. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

It was tough on security leaks and wary of potential whistleblowers. The Woman All Spies Fear