Word: distrusting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conceded that it is natural for citizens to "distrust those who have power over our lives: doctors, lawyers, accountants" in order to assert "our need for accountability...
...Distrust of strong leadership is not a new phenomenon, Wills continued, citing the Articles of Confederation as an example of a constitution drawn up in response to popular distrust...
...does Harvard really want to further the climate of antagonism and distrust that rules contemporary sweatshop debates? This would be the result of a policy that reveals factories to independent organizations, yet bars them from the decision-making process. Harvard, as a rich, non-profit institution, can afford to take a chance on an idea that puts the lauded "openness" of our global economy to work for those who are still waiting to see its benefits...
...television network would like to admit. Tactics that skirt or violate the law will buy no friends among a public already quick to identify bias in reporters and dismiss their reports. The press occupies too important a position in the democratic process to be complacent towards this ambient distrust; perceptions of a biased, unethical or irresponsible press will only encourage the public not to listen when the media reports something they don't want to hear...
...weird to go to uc-vote and see my name as the only name there," Wathington said. "Maybe it's [because of] a distrust in the U.C. or a general apathy on campus. In either case...