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confide

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /




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In upcoming episodes, Diane is set to confide in her close friends that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer before finding the strength to tell her husband Tony, played by Nick Pickard.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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

That makes it hard for the holiday villain to visit sick kids in the hospital, as legions of Santas do every year, or comfort children who confide in him about bullying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025

Once her anguish had subsided, Mrs. Hickock expressed a need to confide.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

She confides her joy in working there and also tells John that he was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

But Felix confides that while many students still keep phones in their pockets - so long as teachers do not see - he believes keeping the screens out of sight has made them more present.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Like Iago, Richard confides his schemes to the audience before enacting them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

“My parents have better jobs now, but when I first got into music, we had no money for lessons,” he confides.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

While wrestling with his response to the Roebucks, Walters confided in Collins, his half brother.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"But privately it still scares me," she confided, adding she prioritises the "human" aspect of her work.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“We were just walking through,” 21-year-old Leo Schwartz later confided to Sorenson, who nodded his head with understanding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

We have spoken to three people in whom Florence confided since 2018 about her meeting with Sullivan.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

“I wanted, oh so badly, to come here; and disregarded my mother’s wishes, and paid a big price to come,” she confided to her diary.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

You can’t get through to a victim who has stopped confiding in you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Looking at her, I’m listening, loving the moment, thankful we are living it and confiding comfortably.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Anthony never married, and she considered herself to some degree Stanton’s amanuensis, confiding to an intimate that she felt that her best work had been “making the way clear” for her friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

As more emails emerge, there's a growing impression of how much Ferguson seemed to depend on Epstein, telling him he was her "pillar" and confiding "I have been so so sad".

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Cummings was just trying to release some stress by confiding in someone; she assumed it would go no further.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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