distrust
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“It’s part of a larger distrust of institutions in society.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many scenes in Blue Lights highlight the distrust of, and hostility towards, the police in some communities.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Many residents are rejecting the offer due to concerns over noise, falling property values and distrust toward data-center developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
China, too, has shown increasing willingness to open channels of communication on AI, despite deep distrust between the two sides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He proceeded to underline the historic significance of the occasion and discuss the need for overcoming mutual distrust.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He is devoutly religious with a deep libertarian streak, an establishmentarian who distrusts most of today’s establishments, and a traditionalist who is skeptical of the world’s oldest currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
And just as Chisholm worked to engage young people, Harris is energizing a TikTok generation that notoriously distrusts political institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
The child the algorithm reads as a threat is the child the institution already distrusted.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
He distrusted law enforcement and didn’t want to be an informant, he said.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
“I was not quite impartial in my judgment, Emma:—but yet, I think—had you not been in the case—I should still have distrusted him.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
"More than half experienced physical symptoms including difficulty sleeping, headaches or excessive tiredness, while nearly two thirds reported behavioural changes such as distrusting others or hyper vigilance," Halkon said.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
As a colleague he could be distrusting and wary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
But distrusting the Fed and abandoning the dollar are completely different moves.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
Like she was sad that her son seemed so angry, so distrusting.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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