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as in tasked
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation
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Recent Examples of entrusted That men like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are entrusted with businesses of tectonic influence can be difficult to understand, but their cults of personality have been able to survive scrutiny, perhaps because the money itself is too imposing a firewall for their own stupidity to penetrate. —
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026 For Terry, there’s a deep pride in the endowment that’s been entrusted to her care. —Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 But really, this just comes at the expense of the mission that we've been entrusted to perform, on behalf of the American taxpayers — and really, the space-loving community from all across the world. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The couple, who had recorded their interactions with the police, entrusted the material to Keefe, who’d heard about Zac’s death by chance and was soon doing his own digging. —Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 This just indicates how powerful the IP is and how entrusted the filmmaking team is. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 Saldívar, who was also entrusted with managing Selena's clothing boutiques, fatally shot Selena in the back following an intense confrontation over financial discrepancies. —Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 The investigation has been entrusted to the Carabinieri of Parma and the Specialized Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bologna, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. —Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026 For Terry, there’s a deep pride in the endowment that’s been entrusted to her care. —Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 But really, this just comes at the expense of the mission that we've been entrusted to perform, on behalf of the American taxpayers — and really, the space-loving community from all across the world. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The couple, who had recorded their interactions with the police, entrusted the material to Keefe, who’d heard about Zac’s death by chance and was soon doing his own digging. —Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 This just indicates how powerful the IP is and how entrusted the filmmaking team is. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 Saldívar, who was also entrusted with managing Selena's clothing boutiques, fatally shot Selena in the back following an intense confrontation over financial discrepancies. —Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 The investigation has been entrusted to the Carabinieri of Parma and the Specialized Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bologna, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. —Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The law enforcement agencies tasked with serving and enforcing the orders often fail to do either effectively.— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jess Park Given Toone’s absence, Park will be disappointed not to be handed a start against Spain or Iceland, with Kendall and Blindkilde Brown handed opportunities to impress.— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Falling giants The lopsided matchup on paper may have handed the Kings a historical bellwether.— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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The journey starts Saturday against rival Minnesota, then, if Waze can be trusted, through San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Boston.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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Some hard-liners have openly criticized the regime for agreeing to a ceasefire, saying that the United States cannot be trusted.— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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On April 8, Cassandra Lange, 29, and Joby Williams, 30, were placed in custody and charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of Cherry and Stephen Rehbein, according to a news release from the Medina County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Those charged included Kenneth Chee, the founder and CEO of Devastating Fireworks, which stored pyrotechnics at the explosion site in Esparto.— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said there were three people transferred to an area hospital with critical injuries, with at least one of them having to be extricated due to their foot becoming trapped.— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Jackson was placed with a foster family unrelated to him for several weeks, then transferred to his grandfather’s custody in Roseville.— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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When the Chicago office, which had about fifty lawyers, was closed, all of its cases, totalling in the thousands, were assigned to a single lawyer in Denver.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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In December 2024, the board stripped Freidenrich’s investment duties and then, in February 2025, delegated control of the investment fund to the chief financial officer, Kimberly Engelby.— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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The complaint also alleged Baggs improperly delegated authority, failed to follow statutory requirements and engaged in a pattern of inappropriate workplace behavior.— DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
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That gave Spurs legs but not a lot of control.— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks’ second unit coughed the ball up, Landry Shamet’s minutes got messy, and the slopiness Brown had spent the afternoon talking about gave the Hawks life.— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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