trust to
verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on to get what is wanted or needed
You'll make more friends by seeking them out than by trusting to chance.
2
: to give to (someone) the responsibility of
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were away.
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The cooperative used that rebuilt trust to introduce improved seeds, establish organic composting, and develop greenhouse infrastructure with drip irrigation.
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Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
In practice, that can mean fewer bottlenecks, quicker problem-solving and teams that feel trusted to act without waiting for layers of approval.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
From community trust to public safety, law enforcement leaders in Detroit are focusing on what comes next for policing.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
And two, people are trusting them to do things that they shouldn’t be trusted to do.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Glaser credits her skill at building relationships and trust to the grounding of her formative years at Wyman Bautzer.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi was trusted to hear his superiors discuss such state secrets.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
On the same day that OpenAI released policy recommendations to ensure that AI benefits humanity if superintelligence is ever achieved, The New Yorker dropped a massive investigation into whether CEO Sam Altman can be trusted to actually follow through on OpenAI’s biggest promises.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Those navigating family negotiations can set kind standards that allow trust to grow naturally over time.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
In practice, that can mean fewer bottlenecks, quicker problem-solving and teams that feel trusted to act without waiting for layers of approval.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
From community trust to public safety, law enforcement leaders in Detroit are focusing on what comes next for policing.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
And two, people are trusting them to do things that they shouldn’t be trusted to do.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Glaser credits her skill at building relationships and trust to the grounding of her formative years at Wyman Bautzer.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi was trusted to hear his superiors discuss such state secrets.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
On the same day that OpenAI released policy recommendations to ensure that AI benefits humanity if superintelligence is ever achieved, The New Yorker dropped a massive investigation into whether CEO Sam Altman can be trusted to actually follow through on OpenAI’s biggest promises.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Those navigating family negotiations can set kind standards that allow trust to grow naturally over time.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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