trust to
phrasal verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on (something one has no control over, such as luck or chance) to get what one wants or needs
All we can do at this point is hope for the best and trust to luck.
2
: to give the responsibility of doing (something) to (someone)
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were on vacation.
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The foundational idea of democracy is that the public should be trusted to make choices about how to allocate political power, and that elections are an important way of holding officials accountable.
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Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Environmental activists argued that the judge’s ruling and Kounalakis’ letter further demonstrate that Sable cannot be trusted to safely run an operation that previously failed.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In addition, the U.S. transferor must often prepare and file substitute IRS Forms 3520-A on behalf of the trust to report the trust’s activities to the IRS.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And by the way, protest forms from households in a trust must contain the name of the trust to be counted, even though the form doesn’t ask for it — just the owner’s name.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Environmental activists argued that the judge’s ruling and Kounalakis’ letter further demonstrate that Sable cannot be trusted to safely run an operation that previously failed.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In addition, the U.S. transferor must often prepare and file substitute IRS Forms 3520-A on behalf of the trust to report the trust’s activities to the IRS.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And by the way, protest forms from households in a trust must contain the name of the trust to be counted, even though the form doesn’t ask for it — just the owner’s name.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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