mistrustful
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She’s conservative in a more modern sense: she’s driven by conspiracy theories, overly protective of her daughter, mistrustful of the government, and deeply Christian even though she does not always act like it.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Such incidents have left many Americans mistrustful of weather apps as a whole, and desperate for viable alternatives.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 1976, as he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, America was coming out of a contentious and mistrustful era of Watergate and the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
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
They are generally speaking as mistrustful of wizards as they are of Muggles and indeed seem to make little differentiation between us.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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