mistrustful

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In no small part, Kirk helped fashion the world in which we now find ourselves: Divided, angry, mistrustful of our neighbors and their motives, and at the very least, increasingly violent in rhetoric.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

When he sought to set up his company’s flagship inn in the predominantly Arab northern Israeli town of Nazareth in 2005, the structure’s Palestinian owners were at first deeply mistrustful.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

The announcement raised concerns in Washington from lawmakers who are mistrustful of the kingdom and critical of its human rights record.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

Sentencing Hinchcliffe, of Songthrush Way, Wath upon Dearne, Judge Robin Mairs told him his conduct "betrays your fellow officers who do a decent, committed job and makes women mistrustful of the police force".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Both were spoiled, driven, self-centered, quarrelsome, jealous, mistrustful, and ever unhappy.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson