distrust
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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
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“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
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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
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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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