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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So, if even the president's own team doubts this is a win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026 -
In its complaint, FECR cast doubts as to whether commuter rail on the corridor would even be possible.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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But the populist wing of the left distrusts her commitment largely because of her association with the Democratic Party establishment.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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But our culture now distrusts that kind of leadership.—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Mistrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusts. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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