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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Who doubts the law would be enforced in a ham-handed way, with people being denied the presumption of innocence?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026 -
Patrick Murphy, an urban affairs professor at the University of San Francisco who focuses on tax policy, doubts the legislation would have a significant effect on homelessness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 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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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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“Mistrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusts. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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