distrust

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In a 70-page petition filed with the Fourth Appellate District Monday, Bonta wrote that “the Sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence” in upcoming elections.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Incorrect warnings can cause costly evacuations, economic disruption, and public distrust of monitoring systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The toxic turn between OpenAI and Anthropic fuels distrust and threatens to further rupture consensus around still-evolving safety practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Politicians across the piece should be careful when sowing seeds of distrust that ultimately have to be harvested by all of them.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

He replayed all the insults in his mind as distrust twist Tad’s face.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau