mistrust

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Speaking to a conservative-youth event Tuesday in Georgia, Vance said that the deep mistrust between the U.S. and Iran remained a major obstacle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Adding to the mistrust is that just over 60% of bucket one funding - for blue-sky research - goes directly to universities, who can then spend it how they like.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Creating this chasm of mistrust between patient and provider will have devastating effects on the vaccination rates of children in the U.S. that may take a decade or even a generation to correct.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“Flock sincerely regrets the confusion and mistrust this has created within several communities, and made every effort possible to determine the cause of each reported instance of inadvertent sharing,” the post read.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

But despite Alyssa’s obvious mistrust of her, Jacqui’s the only reason we’re still alive right now, whether we like that or not.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman