mistrustful
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In no small part, Kirk helped fashion the world in which we now find ourselves: Divided, angry, mistrustful of our neighbors and their motives, and at the very least, increasingly violent in rhetoric.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
Moreover, Niger's regime, whose attitude towards the EU as a whole has become almost as mistrustful as its broken relationship with France, continues to seek alternatives to its old Western partnerships.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
When he sought to set up his company’s flagship inn in the predominantly Arab northern Israeli town of Nazareth in 2005, the structure’s Palestinian owners were at first deeply mistrustful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
The announcement raised concerns in Washington from lawmakers who are mistrustful of the kingdom and critical of its human rights record.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
Both were spoiled, driven, self-centered, quarrelsome, jealous, mistrustful, and ever unhappy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
