entrust
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I vowed to entrust the job to our electrician if I could ever extricate myself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Murrin’s case highlights pitfalls that lurk when people entrust someone with their taxes, according to Olson.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Major investors and tenants also remain reluctant to entrust multibillion-dollar decisions to unproven platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Are the Rams really about to entrust him with the responsibility of projecting their virtues?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
The regent said when Sabata was older, he would entrust the future king to Reverend Harris, who would train him as both a Christian and a traditional ruler.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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It added: "Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding - or demanding - power to be held. It is a duty of service to the football family that entrusts it."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Constitution entrusts Congress with the power to “declare war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Ohtani instead entrusts the team’s public relations staff to decline interviews on his behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
“The law entrusts physicians,” the court explained, “with the profound weight of the recommendation to end the life of a child.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2024
"He entrusts some small matters to us, to lighten his load."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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"A small city can be entrusted with collections of national importance without having the financial resources of a major Parisian institution."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Nun-novice and anti-gun violence activist Nanette, 35, has been carrying her mother’s secret for five years, not knowing whether one or both of her sisters had been entrusted with it too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Authorities view such bets as illegal if the person was entrusted with material nonpublic information about the company’s financial performance as part of their job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Once he returned with six policemen armed with rifles to whom he entrusted the maintenance of order, and no one remembered the original agreement not to have armed men in the town.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
As AI takes over more menial tasks, companies are entrusting interns with bigger responsibilities—from leading projects to business trips abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
To do that, she has to leave home, separating herself from her upbringing and entrusting SaraLee to her family’s care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Arteta has no hesitation entrusting Heinze with such key tasks.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
“You mean aside from the fact that he broke his silence to speak to you? That he’s entrusting his story to you?”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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