as in doubts
to have no trust or confidence in
a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day
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This pair of novellas is about a middle-aged woman, the heroine’s sister, who comes to Tokyo intent on obtaining breast implants and a protagonist contemplating artificial insemination in a culture that doubts the procedure’s morality.—
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The impact on Charlotte travelers With Charlotte already a monopoly-like market, Mutzabaugh doubts other airlines would want those leftover gates.—
Chase Jordan
April 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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But our culture now distrusts that kind of leadership.—
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25 Apr. 2026
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The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office.—
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Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Mistrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusts. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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