distrust

Example Sentences

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His distrust of governments also extends to regular medicine.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The suit also alleges that “the sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence in the upcoming primary and general elections, not just in Riverside County but around the state.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Incorrect warnings can cause costly evacuations, economic disruption, and public distrust of monitoring systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The toxic turn between OpenAI and Anthropic fuels distrust and threatens to further rupture consensus around still-evolving safety practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The assignment had sown even more distrust between Midfolk and Alkeans, dividing them at a time when, if they’d worked together, they could’ve stopped the Maafa before it had gotten so strong.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia