distrust
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The sales trends have arrived after the luxury industry hiked prices over the 2020s, following the pandemic and overlapping supply disruptions, leading to distrust among some consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Again and again, the young people we speak to express a profound distrust of the police.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
A majority of Americans worry that AI will kill jobs, distrust the information it generates, and doubt that tech leaders will develop the technology responsibly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The distrust is too bad, the hucksters too loud.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
His frustration with Ulrich grew, his distrust deepened.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
One community member distrusts dialogue to begin with, calling it a means to “give up something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
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
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 person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality—for this touchstone can be only oneself.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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
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
Much as she distrusted the admiral, his absence made her feel panicky.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
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