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distrust

[dis-truhst] / dɪsˈtrʌst /




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Old Trafford was transformed from a mutinous, baying cathedral of distrust and fury to one of joy and celebration.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The response to the DRC's outbreak has been hampered by the distrust of parts of the population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Others ignore sound advice, distrust it or never seek it, making less successful choices despite knowing the risks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Climaxing in a tense court case that hinges on what constitutes a slap, “Fjord” explores clashing cultures and mutual distrust, leaving us unsure how to feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

School, control, distrust, and doubt, they all get shoved behind the hurt on her face.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

“While we are necessarily moving forward together because of our mutual dependence, each side distrusts the other side’s long-term intentions,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

When the public starts to distrust Musk, or at least remembers that it distrusts him, investors wobble too.

From Slate ● May 1, 2025

The team predicted that if robots can move alongside humans in a synchronised way it would build trust -- and conversely, that if a user distrusts a robot, the co-movement will be disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

The person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality—for this touchstone can be only oneself.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Anyone thought to be competing in the rat race is instinctively distrusted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Greenspan was considered a “maestro” who read the economy by feel and distrusted mechanical rules.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

He distrusted law enforcement and didn’t want to be an informant, he said.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

“I know the bull that charges and the serpent that stings” could only mean that she distrusted Americans, and that this mistrust had come from experience.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

She points out that even buildings which have been remediated are affected by a market that is "so distrusting" at the moment.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

You couldn’t get a better recipe for creating a sour, distrusting workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

But distrusting the Fed and abandoning the dollar are completely different moves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025

Like she was sad that her son seemed so angry, so distrusting.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds


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