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mistrustful

[mis-truhst-fuhl] / mɪsˈtrʌst fəl /


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Such incidents have left many Americans mistrustful of weather apps as a whole, and desperate for viable alternatives.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 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

In 1976, as he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, America was coming out of a contentious and mistrustful era of Watergate and the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

Growing mistrustful, Yeon-kyung said she and her mother began secretly recording conversations with Kwang-mo and Mr. Ha in 2022.

From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Father remained, however, mistrustful of this English time.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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