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mistrust

[mis-truhst] / mɪsˈtrʌst /




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Yet in recent years, mistrust has strained ties.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

This isn’t the language of benign competition but of strategic rivalry and sober mistrust, softened only slightly by the possibility of “peaceful coexistence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

The birth of modern science—the offspring of theory and observation— teetered on the precipice of their mutual mistrust.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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