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trusted

  • past participle of trust.
  • past tense form of trust.

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If I had, I would have said: Jared and Steve are trusted members of the president’s team and very dear friends.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Ohtani, who signed a record 10-year, $700-million contract with the Dodgers in December 2023 after playing six years with the Angels, apparently trusted Mizuhara implicitly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Thank you to those of you who trusted us to not spoil your mornings, coming to iPlayer or the BBC Football YouTube channel every day for our eight-minute highlight packages.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Congress is crying out for a dedicated White House ambassador—someone who can be trusted to speak for the president, to yea or nay ideas, to shuttle proposals, to wrangle rebels in line.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

“I am actually protesting to my counterparties that there must be fraud in the marketplace for credit default swaps to be at all-time lows,” Burry wrote in an e-mail to an investor he trusted.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis