trust in
phrasal 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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Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello urged calm and called on his countrymen to trust in the country’s leadership following the apparent capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Zelensky will be hoping the appointment can help restore trust in his leadership and state institutions at a difficult moment, with Russia advancing on the battlefield and the US pressuring Kyiv to quickly end the nearly four-year war.
—Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
And there is bipartisan opposition to the Department of Justice’s attempts to seek access to voter data, with the likely intent of trying to undermine trust in elections.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Pew’s polling shows that trust in news organizations has declined over the last decade, and journalists are likely to elicit little sympathy when their work becomes harder.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Zelensky will be hoping the appointment can help restore trust in his leadership and state institutions at a difficult moment, with Russia advancing on the battlefield and the US pressuring Kyiv to quickly end the nearly four-year war.
—Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
And there is bipartisan opposition to the Department of Justice’s attempts to seek access to voter data, with the likely intent of trying to undermine trust in elections.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Pew’s polling shows that trust in news organizations has declined over the last decade, and journalists are likely to elicit little sympathy when their work becomes harder.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Trust in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20in. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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