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Together with a delegation of deeply mistrusting negotiators from Tehran, Vance is tasked with striking a lasting peace between rival nations that have failed to keep promises made days ago in a delicate last-minute ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But what makes that introduction to the world of “Holland” particularly irksome is not just that it’s mistrusting of its audience, but that it’s also mistrusting of the film itself.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

"My child started losing faith in me, they started mistrusting me."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

As a result, Ada was mistrusting and suspicious.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

More and more, mistrusting his interpreters, he tries to speak in Kikongo.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver