confide

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Always there for him to confide in, complain to and entrust with his continually evolving thoughts on Jewish life and theology, Kaplan called these ledger-size handwritten volumes his “communings of the spirit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

"She was looking for a father figure to speak to and confide in and from whom to get guidance," the tribunal said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Wright told reporters that Beam was “someone I could confide in, someone that I love dearly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

I think to ask her what’s wrong again, hoping that all this talk of sticking together will make her want to confide in me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir