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as in to entrust
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
I wouldn't trust my wallet with a complete stranger if I were you
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
don't trust everything you read in the newspaper
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as in confidence
firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something
a relationship of mutual trust between lawyer and client
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as in cartel
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
government lawyers argued against allowing the telephone companies to merge, asserting that such a merger would result in a trust that would stifle competition
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as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
left her cat in the trust of her neighbors while she was on vacation
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as in credit
the right to take possession of goods before paying for them
the neighborhood grocer will occasionally sell on trust to his regular customers when they don't have the cash on hand
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Recent Examples of trust
Melody Chiu, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
By calling for looser oversight of these compounds, RFK Jr. is signaling that patients should no longer trust the FDA’s judgments of what is safe.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The new Labour government, which took over in July after 14 years of rival Conservative rule, wants to rebuild trust and put an end to the recent confrontation.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thank you for trusting me with my part of your vision.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
By calling for looser oversight of these compounds, RFK Jr. is signaling that patients should no longer trust the FDA’s judgments of what is safe.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The orange represents success, determination, and creativity while the blue stands for trust, loyalty, and sincerity and strength.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The new Labour government, which took over in July after 14 years of rival Conservative rule, wants to rebuild trust and put an end to the recent confrontation.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, the specifically Colombian perspective was entrusted to Laura Mora, known for directing projects such as Pablo Escobar: El patrón del mal and The Kings of the World, a film about young people displaced to the countryside as a result of violence in Medellín.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kate Middleton and Prince William and tapped Pilkington as their private photographer for their wedding in 2011, and have entrusted her in the years that followed to take the birthday portraits of their children, Prince George, 11 Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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And the jury agreed, handing her a 7-1-0 win, with only Kyle voting otherwise, for Sam.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the ’90s, Hollywood might have handed him its checkbook.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Investigators at this time believe Nguyen killed his wife and children at some point over the weekend, and then turned the firearm on himself.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tennessean high school sports writer Tyler Palmateer discovered in his reporting on this statewide project that many coaches believe these projects have become a necessity.The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Makeup, initially applied judiciously, becomes a heavily layered shellac, an attempt to gain confidence through cosmetics.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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French musical film Emilia Pérez, which tells the story of a Mexican drug cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, landed 10 nominations at the Critics Choice Awards, which were announced on Thursday morning.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 12 Dec. 2024
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Law enforcement actions against big banks such as TD Bank have resulted in large fines such as, in 2012 when HSBC was fined $1.9 billion for laundering money for drug cartels, terrorist organizations and sanctioned countries such as Iran and North Korea.Steve Weisman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cincinnati police said he was arrested and taken into custody.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Mangione, 26, was taken into custody at a in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 in connection with the killing.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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And there has been no allegation that the credits Long claimed for his clients were inappropriate.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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One estimate has found that increasing the credit to $5,000 per child would cost between $106 billion and $241 billion in 2025.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The recommendation to kill the crash-reporting rule came from a transition team tasked with producing a 100-day strategy for automotive policy.Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Consumer Protection Laws The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2011 and is tasked with overseeing consumer protection laws.Joe Camberato, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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