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mistrust

[mis-truhst] / mɪsˈtrʌst /




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Maryam Yaqub is the AI lead at the Fawcett Society and said women and men had differing opinions on AI, with women expressing some "mistrust".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"Right now the brand of AI has just been trashed and this certainly doesn't help," she said - noting widespread mistrust of the tech, particularly among young people.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Trying to stitch things together, Mr. Stoller and Mr. Serkis have the animals decide to mistrust both Napoleon and Snowball; this latter change of heart is odd, as Snowball was proved right about everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

There is no doubt that Rasputin’s presence in the royal household deepened mistrust toward Nicholas and Alexandra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“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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