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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

"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

Some welcomed the Europeans, who attempted to learn whether the inhabitants had gold, but one group, perhaps mistrusting the newcomers, engaged them in battle.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

I felt ashamed that I could even think about mistrusting Quintus.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan