untrustworthy
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., gives the following scenario: “An untrustworthy agent might put someone in a nursing home for their own benefit or convenience instead of actual need.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
I’d only seen the trailer for “The Girlfriend” at the time of the shoot but knew I wanted something that contained the idea of untrustworthy narrators that seemed to be threaded throughout.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
When GPS has become so untrustworthy we need the help of quantum physics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
According to analysts, risks to stablecoins include an issuer deemed untrustworthy or the threat of hacking.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
Southside died a month later after having suffered with advanced lung cancer, his long-held view that doctors were untrustworthy having kept him from any sort of timely intervention.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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