entrusted

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Tuvalu has entrusted management of its single-largest financial asset to advisory firm Mercer, which has invested in funds holding stakes in major fossil fuel companies, according to financial records and government reports reviewed by AFP.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“The funds were entrusted to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County for critical fire prevention and community safety purposes, as well as other publicly funded programs and services,” prosecutors said in the release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He called CNN's bosses "corrupt or incompetent" and said they should not be entrusted to run the network.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The future of Apple is being entrusted to a company veteran said to combine hardware brilliance with "the soul of an innovator."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

We were then given money—pennies, nickels, and dimes entrusted to Bailey—and sent to town to buy liver.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou