in trust

Idioms  

1. In the possession or care of a trustee, as in The money was held in trust for the children's education. This expression implies having confidence in someone (the trustee). [Mid-1500s]

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in trust

“Your parents’ heart was years ago divinely placed in trust, in a chest — yours,” he wrote to me years after their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

For example, I remember one situation early in my career in which one child received her inheritance outright while her siblings’ inheritances were left in trust.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

A boom in artificial intelligence is deepening a crisis in trust across society, according to the co-founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Membership fees paid prior to the opening of the club will be placed in trust.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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