distrust

Example Sentences

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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

It has all led to widespread distrust and means the Pretoria accord is unravelling fast.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Prather said research in other countries has shown that distrust in elections over time can cause voters to stop voting, particularly if they think their vote won’t be fairly counted.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Pax had been born with that same instinct as well, but distrust is no match for kindness administered consistently and unmeasured, especially in creatures new to the world.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker