entrust
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“She is not ready for the office she is asking voters to entrust to her,” Jonasson and three other board members said in the joint statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
In reliance on that agreement, the parents entrust the surrogate with their embryo, which contains their own genetic material.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Salcido is among a small but growing number of business owners in the US said to be choosing to entrust their ventures to employees, rather than sell to an outside buyer.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Always there for him to confide in, complain to and entrust with his continually evolving thoughts on Jewish life and theology, Kaplan called these ledger-size handwritten volumes his “communings of the spirit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
“Yet, if I read it well, you are of the few I would welcome here. Indeed, you may stay if you choose. Surely you can entrust your task to your friends.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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Now, the attempted hijacking by co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami is raising questions about whether FlyDubai’s push for growth has outpaced its ability to recruit and vet the people it entrusts to fly its planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It added: "Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding - or demanding - power to be held. It is a duty of service to the football family that entrusts it."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ohtani instead entrusts the team’s public relations staff to decline interviews on his behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Our legal system entrusts trial judges with a wide swath of discretionary decisions in ruling on evidence, framing jury instructions, and controlling other facets of the cases they try, with barely any appellate supervision.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
"He entrusts some small matters to us, to lighten his load."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Too often for someone entrusted with such inside skinny, Woodward wants to find great men, heroes.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Marie Antoinette was out of her depth from the moment she set foot in France from Austria, entrusted with overseeing war and peace, money and poverty.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Others have already passed into the care of younger generations, while some have been entrusted to a local museum.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
One of the most entrusted volunteers in football is the cameraman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dionysus as a baby was entrusted to them by Zeus, and to reward them for their care he set them among the stars.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Sources told The Sun that the actress wants to keep the gown close by rather than entrusting it to an outside storage company.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
As AI takes over more menial tasks, companies are entrusting interns with bigger responsibilities—from leading projects to business trips abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Barcelona thanked Jorge "for his commitment to our club, for entrusting us with the beginnings and the most glorious years of his son Leo's football career".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“You mean aside from the fact that he broke his silence to speak to you? That he’s entrusting his story to you?”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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