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entrust

[en-truhst] / ɛnˈtrʌst /


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Some takeaways from Elm as we entrust more of our lives to AI: The models understood better than most humans how to size simple bets like coin flips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

I vowed to entrust the job to our electrician if I could ever extricate myself.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

But his absence left USC to entrust defensive line coach Eric Henderson to step into a role he wasn’t expecting.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

Night had fallen and the greater darkness, the payment for the voluntary summoning of the body’s full strength, was coming hard upon me; to darkness I must entrust myself, and him.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

Our legal system entrusts trial judges with a wide swath of discretionary decisions in ruling on evidence, framing jury instructions, and controlling other facets of the cases they try, with barely any appellate supervision.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2024

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

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

"When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned," the letter from Uefa, Concacaf and the AFC read.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The World Cup semifinal — one of the biggest matches a referee can officiate — had just been entrusted to the Salvadoran.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Surely someone rich people entrusted with so much was special?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India's grand Ram temple has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage vast amounts of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

I understood now why she had entrusted me with so much money.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

As AI takes over more menial tasks, companies are entrusting interns with bigger responsibilities—from leading projects to business trips abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

To do that, she has to leave home, separating herself from her upbringing and entrusting SaraLee to her family’s care.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

Arteta has no hesitation entrusting Heinze with such key tasks.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

He flies around Texas in a private jet, but it belongs to the much wealthier people entrusting him to handle their business.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2025

It becomes a compulsory act on the one who knows to ensure that this entrusting does not occur.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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