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confess

[kuhn-fes] / kənˈfɛs /


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This recipe — a skillet dinner built from frozen dumplings, frozen corn, a bag of peppers and onions, coconut milk and miso — I should confess, lives much closer to the latter.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Mary McNamara: I confess that my most audible sob came with the tender nod to the late, great Rob Reiner, who made his last screen appearance in Season 4, as business mentor Albert Schur.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The first was that a key witness, one who claimed he had heard Whitton confess to the crime while in prison, had lied to the court about having a criminal record.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

There are the shamefaced former members, who confess their gullibility as a kind of penance; there are the cockamamie claims on which the belief system is based.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“I have a son, Narfi. A good boy, although I must confess that he does not always listen to his father, and another son, Vali, obedient and restrained.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

"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

Plainview confesses, “I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Altman confesses that he considered consulting his pediatrician, but instead went to his app, asking ChatGPT if not being able to crawl at six months was normal.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

She lifts her head from his shoulder, hesitant, but then confesses: “I’m not sure if I want any at all. Would you’ve been okay with that?”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

As family, friends and colleagues dropped by his table to offer congratulations, he confessed that he was eager to get back to the office.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Price also confessed, “We’re pulling from Bob Dylan, ‘Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.’

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

“I have an entire room in my house for sunglasses and every wall has holographic shelves with about 10,000 sunglasses,” confessed Hilton.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

He first confessed to police after hours of questioning at his New Jersey home without being read his Miranda warnings, which inform suspects about their rights.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

All applauded the advice and Agamemnon confessed that he had acted like a fool.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

Most videos go viral quickly after posting, as comment sections get flooded with girlfriends everywhere confessing their codependent tendencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

After finally confessing to their bosses about these secret missions, they were allowed to continue.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

He will be collecting tonight's Songwriter of the Year award, despite recently confessing to not having written a song in two years.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

My head spun, because there sure was a lot of crap I could potentially be confessing to, pulled from the Ryan Dean West record of the past forty-eight hours.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith




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