trust in

verb

trusted in; trusting in; trusts in
formal
: to have a strong belief in the goodness or ability of (someone or something) : to have trust in (someone or something)
It is important that they trust in themselves and their abilities.

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For example, 61% of Democrats now have low trust in information about the federal budget, compared with 42% of Republicans, while 60% of Democrats have low trust in information about crime, compared with only 32% of Republicans. Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Some sites and platforms may have given shoppers a way to get products from overseas, but in order to get the items, buyers often had to put their trust in a private seller and hope that the seller was willing to ship internationally. Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Partnerships with companies like Uber can help foster trust in a community and persuade governments and policymakers to embrace a driverless future. Anjali Tsui, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 In a community where trust in the immigration system and other authorities had eroded, Ortega became someone who had been through the same fear and knew how to navigate a system that many families found impossible to understand. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust in

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“Trust in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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