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[en-truhst] / ɛnˈtrʌst /


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In reliance on that agreement, the parents entrust the surrogate with their embryo, which contains their own genetic material.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I do not want to entrust national pride to the wrong people," said Klopp, who prefers the term "positive patriotism" to "national pride", which he fears can be misunderstood.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

Murrin’s case highlights pitfalls that lurk when people entrust someone with their taxes, according to Olson.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

“God, I entrust her to you,” she said.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

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

We recognise the fundamental importance of strong information governance and of protecting the information entrusted to organisations working on behalf of local government.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

One of the most entrusted volunteers in football is the cameraman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The estate of her creator, the late Agatha Christie, entrusted bestselling thriller writer Lucy Foley to dust off the crime-fighting widow and deliver her to a contemporary audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Just like every other Academy kid, someone who had been entrusted to the Academy by my parents from birth, I’d grown up not owning much.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

"I am deeply grateful to His Majesty The King for entrusting me with this responsibility and for granting me access to her papers, " Dr Keay said.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

As these concerns mount, few in the industry have addressed the character of their AI models in quite the same way as 5-year-old Anthropic: by entrusting a single person with so much of the task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

It becomes a compulsory act on the one who knows to ensure that this entrusting does not occur.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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