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confess

[kuhn-fes] / kənˈfɛs /


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In it, Walters expressed regret, but he had decided not to confess to the crime.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I confess that the Multistrada is a sentimental favorite from my youth—well, middle age—such that I may put aside some rational considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

But she became so unwell that she had to confess.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Catholics are supposed to confess our sins privately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I confess that I did not study so much for a love of the truth or my own development, in these days, as to make those young men recognize my equality.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“I was an awkward teenage girl,” she confesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Tahereh confesses to having no remorse over her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I'm a physics teacher and I've got a terrible sense of humour," he confesses, so he particularly likes it if the students pick up on his fondness for corny puns.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Muir confesses that this feature of the market is overlooked by many market players, partly because it’s esoteric and seemingly innocuous.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Jo confesses that she is still weak from her difficult years of longing for that other man.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

"I don't take the subway anymore to the big games," he confessed to reporters, but recalled riding the train regularly while growing up -- noting he always paid his fare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Not that you shouldn’t get a picture, but when I’m reduced to just the transactional, I find that much harder to bear,” she confessed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The A-lister, who shares his son with Gelila Bekele, whom he was in a relationship with from 2009 to 2020, further confessed that he doesn’t ever plan on getting married.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jessep by Mr. Cruise’s character in “A Few Good Men,” which made the pro-military sector of the audience think Jessep had a point even as he confessed his crime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I did make use of a telescope,” she confessed.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Twelve men have been arrested in Vietnam after allegedly confessing to stealing and selling around 2,700 cats, Ho Chi Minh City police have said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“You’d be getting a phone call from me about an hour after we say goodbye, confessing all,” Seehorn answers, smiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

By genuinely confessing on the dance floor, Madonna has made a far more moving and crucial “biopic” than any shiny studio film could afford her.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has put her legendary Los Angeles estate on the market for $29.9 million—nearly two years after confessing that she wanted to leave the U.S. for good and move abroad.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Since I’m confessing, I also love the view of the woods from the great-room window, the gleam of the hardwood floor in the family room, and the soft-peach colors of my bedroom.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper


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