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distrustful

[dis-truhst-fuhl] / dɪsˈtrʌst fəl /


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The last five years have come at a cost to Angharad, who experienced nightmares and still feels angry and distrustful of others.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Hastily arranged burials of Ebola victims have been met with suspicion in a region already distrustful of the state.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Much of the Catholic hierarchy in Rome remained distrustful of American political norms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Bobby, distrustful of doctors, tried to talk her out of the procedure, and they argued about it for hours.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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