distrust

Example Sentences

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Gen. Rob Bonta, who said it ‘sets a dangerous precedent and will only sow distrust in our 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

How the attention economy, distrust of all authority, and an actual crime turned a suburban Arizona street into the place to be for certain content creators.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

He proceeded to underline the historic significance of the occasion and discuss the need for overcoming mutual distrust.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela