distrust

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Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The suit also alleges that “the sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence in the upcoming primary and general elections, not just in Riverside County but around the state.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Incorrect warnings can cause costly evacuations, economic disruption, and public distrust of monitoring systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The toxic turn between OpenAI and Anthropic fuels distrust and threatens to further rupture consensus around still-evolving safety practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Maria had grown up Calvinist, a form of Protestant Christianity with a deep distrust of frivolity and vanity.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman