distrust
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My years as a politician and a diplomat have taught me to distrust tidy narratives about our region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Recipe development has trained me to distrust a dish that works on the first try; it is like meeting someone wonderful on a first date and spending the evening scanning for red flags.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The dangers are mounting outside and distrust simmers within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Such imagery and misinformation only serve to widen the distrust between the Philippines and China," it added.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
I only wish I could muster up the courage to actually warrant any of her distrust.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
He is devoutly religious with a deep libertarian streak, an establishmentarian who distrusts most of today’s establishments, and a traditionalist who is skeptical of the world’s oldest currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 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
He distrusts everyone, she reflected, and perhaps for good reason.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Greenspan was considered a “maestro” who read the economy by feel and distrusted mechanical rules.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
It was Sir Alf Ramsey who said he "distrusted a genius who didn't possess a sweat on his brow".
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
Others distrusted Jews who lived apart, speaking Yiddish—which was the traditional language spoken by Eastern European Jews— and following ancient customs of dress, culture, and education.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
"More than half experienced physical symptoms including difficulty sleeping, headaches or excessive tiredness, while nearly two thirds reported behavioural changes such as distrusting others or hyper vigilance," Halkon said.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
As a colleague he could be distrusting and wary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
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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