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entrust

[en-truhst] / ɛnˈtrʌst /


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The fraud possibilities around A.I. agents seem legitimately boundless, and so do the ways it could go wrong for people to entrust these apps with sensitive information.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

"I do not want to entrust national pride to the wrong people," said Klopp, who prefers the term "positive patriotism" to "national pride", which he fears can be misunderstood.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Always there for him to confide in, complain to and entrust with his continually evolving thoughts on Jewish life and theology, Kaplan called these ledger-size handwritten volumes his “communings of the spirit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Murrin’s case highlights pitfalls that lurk when people entrust someone with their taxes, according to Olson.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

G. W., by contrast, is happy to entrust himself to ‘strong, and shrewd conjectures’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

It added: "Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding - or demanding - power to be held. It is a duty of service to the football family that entrusts it."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Constitution entrusts Congress with the power to “declare war.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

“It doesn’t matter what percentage he owns, it’s the percentage that the owner entrusts him to advise and help make football decisions,” the source said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

“The law entrusts physicians,” the court explained, “with the profound weight of the recommendation to end the life of a child.”

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2024

"He entrusts some small matters to us, to lighten his load."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Doncic is adamant to remind anyone who asks that this is not the first time he’s been entrusted with the stewardship of a team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

At 16, I was entrusted with one of the most important pieces of technology at a suburban Chili’s: a wire rack full of restaurant pagers.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

In this week’s episode: Tehran’s sanctions-busting oil trade entrusted billions of dollars to middlemen, and not all of it has come back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The Agency is committed to ensuring that those entrusted with our Nation's secrets are held to the absolute highest standard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some of the ones that helped me come to mind, from finding strong mentors to being entrusted with responsibilities that forced me to get serious about my behavior.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

And he fundamentally gets the peril we’ve put ourselves in by entrusting Zuckerberg, who is, at minimum, an ethically askew man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sources told The Sun that the actress wants to keep the gown close by rather than entrusting it to an outside storage company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

"It's inhumane. We've been entrusting him to the centre," Noorman said.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Then she places all the books next to me, very carefully, like they are precious rubies she is entrusting to me.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar


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