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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Exxon, Conoco doubts But Exxon and Conoco will need reassurances to return to Venezuela, Wright said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Henderson said her family doubts that Emony’s death was an accident.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even with unified Republican control of the White House, Supreme Court, and Congress, a majority of both groups still distrusts the federal government.—
Daniel Yudkin,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Publishing a story based on a handful of unnamed sources is simply asking too much of a public that already distrusts the media.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Mistrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusts. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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