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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Jerome says the loss of trust in Riverside, and the loss of Lorch’s money to pay tuitions for top players, likely contributed to the demise of the greater New York high school system, too.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And trust in global leadership is fracturing, just as the need for solutions to protect nature, manage migration, stabilize conflict zones, and navigate technology disruption grows more urgent than ever before.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Many African countries have seen declining trust in public institutions and leaders and a rise of terrorist violence, which have generated mass popularity for recent coups on the continent.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Everything is flattened into contrarianism and conspiracy theories, which is an effective way of capitalizing on the public’s rapidly declining trust in traditional journalism.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And trust in global leadership is fracturing, just as the need for solutions to protect nature, manage migration, stabilize conflict zones, and navigate technology disruption grows more urgent than ever before.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Many African countries have seen declining trust in public institutions and leaders and a rise of terrorist violence, which have generated mass popularity for recent coups on the continent.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Everything is flattened into contrarianism and conspiracy theories, which is an effective way of capitalizing on the public’s rapidly declining trust in traditional journalism.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Trust in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20in. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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