distrust
Example Sentences
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An opinion column published by the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras argued that her relationship with the country had been marked by distrust.
From Los Angeles Times
Maybe I can explain to my tech-savvy roommate that it isn’t her I distrust—it’s every data broker, pricing algorithm and defense agency mining the bits between us.
The metal’s meteoric rise, analysts say, had been supported less by rising industrial demand or lack of supply, and more by speculators betting on a shifting global order and growing distrust of the U.S. dollar.
A ripple of discontent and distrust ran through the crowd.
From Literature
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But I just want to note that, from a separation of powers point of view, it’s very interesting to see federal judges seeming to distrust official accounts of events from the executive branch.
From Salon
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