mistrustful

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The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

In no small part, Kirk helped fashion the world in which we now find ourselves: Divided, angry, mistrustful of our neighbors and their motives, and at the very least, increasingly violent in rhetoric.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

All this means, by the time the allegations were made, Brand's subscribers included many who were mistrustful of the mainstream media and were happy to come to his defence.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Even foreign governments mistrustful of Haftar have put aside political misgivings or fears over Libya's rampant corruption, to directly engage in a region he controls.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

Casting a mistrustful glance at me, Emma whispered something in Miss Peregrine’s ear.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs