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Kretz told me he had mistrusted Wielgus for a long time, since Wielgus’s initial mountain-lion studies.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018

But there was also reason to believe that investors, who had mistrusted the solidity of the boom, were having their minds changed by fresh evidence.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Admiral Nagumo, who had mistrusted the plan from the start, felt he had accomplished his mission and saw no reason to risk his fleet any further.

From Time Magazine Archive

No wonder Blunt and the people at MI6 had mistrusted him!

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

They had mistrusted him; and he had sold his watch, his bookcase, and even his linen.

From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Flaubert, Gustave