distrust

Climaxing in a tense court case that hinges on what constitutes a slap, “Fjord” explores clashing cultures and mutual distrust, leaving us unsure how to feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It’s part of a larger distrust of institutions in society.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is a challenge because of the fear of gang retaliation - and a long-held distrust of the police, which Bond said the force was "working really hard to improve".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The committee found expense along with opaque pricing to be a source of public distrust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

This is what distrust looks like, I thought.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“While we are necessarily moving forward together because of our mutual dependence, each side distrusts the other side’s long-term intentions,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

As a result, the public distrusts the court system and holds the judicial profession in low regard.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2025

In Ukraine, where polls consistently show that about 95% of the population distrusts Putin, there is a uneasy mix of deep scepticism about the talks and deep fatigue with the war.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025

The team predicted that if robots can move alongside humans in a synchronised way it would build trust -- and conversely, that if a user distrusts a robot, the co-movement will be disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

The person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality—for this touchstone can be only oneself.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Greenspan was considered a “maestro” who read the economy by feel and distrusted mechanical rules.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

The truth is that Hevelius was simply too set in his ways to change and distrusted the new-fangled methods.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

You couldn’t get a better recipe for creating a sour, distrusting workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

But distrusting the Fed and abandoning the dollar are completely different moves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025

Initially distrusting of him, Bailey eventually finds him to be a kind of mentor and protector, which gives her a new perspective on life.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024

Like she was sad that her son seemed so angry, so distrusting.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds