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distrust

[dis-truhst] / dɪsˈtrʌst /




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The prevailing theme is the public’s pervasive distrust of virtually every institution in American life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The documents also show how Assad’s intelligence agents encouraged Syrians to report on each other, leaving behind a legacy of distrust.

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Unlike today’s comity among most European leaders, wartime distrust lingered and cooperation proved elusive.

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He and his allies repeatedly express distrust of the courts.

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“The only thing to distrust is the normal.”

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