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Most recently, the Chinese leader’s purge has even swallowed the network of the man who once ran it: Wang Qishan, the enforcer Xi trusted to hunt “tigers”—Beijing’s term for high-ranking officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And I think he trusted the kind of people we were .

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Even though McGovern was "not at the most senior level", he was a senior trusted lieutenant for the organisation in Ireland.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In Stewart’s view, what a jury was not to be trusted to do without the guidance given in the Georgia statute, they could now be entrusted to do.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Shackleton and his most trusted advisers frequently debated their options and kept themselves ready to move.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong