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mistrust

[mis-truhst] / mɪsˈtrʌst /




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Participants who had more frequent contact with others were also more likely to report increased conflict, greater mistrust, and lower performance.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

But the continuing outbreak is in an active war zone where community mistrust persists and the healthcare system is creaking, and responders haven’t had much success.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“This only deepens the growing mistrust of the actions of prosecutors,” the judge wrote.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

“There’s a lot of mistrust for the status quo right now,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The others came out of the ship, on my advice: evidence of any mistrust at this point would humiliate the Karhidish escort, impugning their shifgrethor.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

On the contrary, he mistrusts them, scorning even the praise heaped upon him.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

Johann Scholtz, European bank analyst at Morningstar, mistrusts the earnings expectations.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

Intelligence officials say that Moscow was initially hesitant to reach out to Tehran, whose leaders it mistrusts and whose nuclear ambitions it has consistently opposed.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2022

Maybe that’s why he still mistrusts compliments 15 years later, or why he makes fun of himself before anyone else might get the chance.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2021

Of the members of the crew only young Raf Kurbi instinctively mistrusts the Astrans.

From The Time Traders by Andre Norton

History is a useful reminder that a royal scandal is a convenient tool for an unpopular and beleaguered political class, a mistrusted army of newspaper hacks, and a disgruntled public, desperate for a plausible villain.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

“The human rights people mistrusted the military, the military distrusted the guerrillas.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

Involving the Shin Bet, which is deeply mistrusted by Palestinian citizens, is another sign of the tone deafness, critics say.

From Washington Times Jun. 18, 2023

Dr Mahathir, the first Malaysian leader not to be educated in Britain, mistrusted Western influence.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2022

Dany had no agents, no way of knowing what anyone was doing or thinking across the narrow sea, but she mis-trusted Illyrio's sweet words as she mistrusted everything about Illyrio.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

To the Ukrainian leader -- seen as mistrusting of those with political ambitions or popular appeal -- the ever-loyal Syrsky, a career military man, was in many respects an ideal commander.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

But what makes that introduction to the world of “Holland” particularly irksome is not just that it’s mistrusting of its audience, but that it’s also mistrusting of the film itself.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

"My child started losing faith in me, they started mistrusting me."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2023

As a result, Ada was mistrusting and suspicious.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2023

I felt ashamed that I could even think about mistrusting Quintus.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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