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Mistrusting terrorists, it seems, is yesterday's foreign policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mistrusting her uncle, she had vanished, and would let no one but Portia know of her new hiding-place.

From A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story by Hume, Fergus

That night he said no more; but on the morn, Mistrusting nothing, Drake with subtle sense Of weather-wisdom, through that little fleet Distributed his crews anew.

From Collected Poems Volume One by Noyes, Alfred

Mistrusting it, they were keeping close—not even daring to look through the loopholes.

From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne

Mistrusting them at heart, one should behave towards them as if he trusted them completely.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan