trust to
verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on to get what is wanted or needed
You'll make more friends by seeking them out than by trusting to chance.
2
: to give to (someone) the responsibility of
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were away.
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The Edelman Trust Barometer has shown a steady deterioration of trust to the point where a remarkable number of people feel violence is justified.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
The radical successors of Khamenei can never be trusted to keep any promise or agreement.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
During one meeting, Hoffman remembers discussing whether AI could eventually be trusted to mete out criminal sentencing.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
But Khanna’s reasoning—essentially, that the intense public interest in the files demands transparency and that the American public can be trusted to be judicious with unverified claims therein—is not very convincing.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Conservative audiences extend their trust to people with firsthand knowledge and physical skills, rooted in a specific, nameable place.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
The radical successors of Khamenei can never be trusted to keep any promise or agreement.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
During one meeting, Hoffman remembers discussing whether AI could eventually be trusted to mete out criminal sentencing.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
But Khanna’s reasoning—essentially, that the intense public interest in the files demands transparency and that the American public can be trusted to be judicious with unverified claims therein—is not very convincing.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Conservative audiences extend their trust to people with firsthand knowledge and physical skills, rooted in a specific, nameable place.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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