as in doubts
to have no trust or confidence in
a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day
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At times, Bartek doubts his own decision to go into farming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Anyone who doubts this power would be used to hide government failures is ignoring state history since the 1968 passage of the California Public Records Act.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kitsune distrusts systems and sincerity equally.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Mistrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusts. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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