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entrust

[en-truhst] / ɛnˈtrʌst /


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“She is not ready for the office she is asking voters to entrust to her,” Jonasson and three other board members said in the joint statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The fraud possibilities around A.I. agents seem legitimately boundless, and so do the ways it could go wrong for people to entrust these apps with sensitive information.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Salcido is among a small but growing number of business owners in the US said to be choosing to entrust their ventures to employees, rather than sell to an outside buyer.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

But out of the thousands of them where was there one to whom he could entrust the mission and then take ease?

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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

Editor Eleanor Infante entrusts the movie’s energy to montages: fashion shoots, photo booths, feeding frenzies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

“The law entrusts physicians,” the court explained, “with the profound weight of the recommendation to end the life of a child.”

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2024

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

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

Madison’s constitutional design assumed that public officials would defend the powers entrusted to them.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Before our divorce, my former mother-in-law entrusted him with $20,000 for each of our daughters to invest on their behalf and help pay for their college education.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Doncic is adamant to remind anyone who asks that this is not the first time he’s been entrusted with the stewardship of a team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Others have already passed into the care of younger generations, while some have been entrusted to a local museum.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

‘But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?’ asked the wise man.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Sources told The Sun that the actress wants to keep the gown close by rather than entrusting it to an outside storage company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

"We'd like to say a big thank you to the Thompson family – we are very grateful for their generosity and for entrusting us with the care of this land," Johnson said.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

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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