unburden
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"When you breathe, you're already rich, you're already a millionaire; all the wealth is in life. I talked with him, and I was able to unburden myself."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Your goal is to unburden those parts, and once those parts are unburdened, what’s left is your true self, like who you are at your core,” Zupich said.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
Those who support a more rehabilitative approach have hailed Gascón’s efforts as proof that pursuing a different tack can unburden the criminal justice system and help build lives and communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
The family said they were directly appealing to the driver responsible - or someone that may be helping them hide an awful secret - to go to police and unburden themselves.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
Many times he had thought to unburden his heart to her.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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Here, a female devotee unburdens her troubles before Puliyurkali, a powerful manifestation of goddess Kali, seeking solace and divine intervention.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
As Changez tells his story to an American in a Lahore cafe, he also unburdens himself to us — and dares us to judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
He unburdens himself in order to wrest insight out of his students.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
Even Bush's ballads don't sound lugubrious: Unfettered by sonic gravity or pop conventions, she exudes exquisite grace as she unburdens herself.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2018
In the same letter he unburdens his heart in a burst of eloquent and noble indignation.
From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Gabriel Setoun
High-net-worth investors like him can approve new investments relatively quickly, unburdened by investment committees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lately, it seems that Gyllenhaal’s been more interested in low-stakes roles, the kinds that come unburdened with Oscar buzz or exhausting promotional campaigns.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
AI-native software start-ups, unburdened by the baggage of years of design decisions, can leapfrog incumbents with new ways of doing things.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Rather, she prefers to be called a “ball of light” or “God’s helper,” mystifying phrases unburdened by the conventional stigmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
But the problems had fallen away, the village had thrived, and Jonas had relinquished leadership to others so that he could take up an unburdened life with his family.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn’t stop for a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Stories will long be told about what Gazans have endured these last couple of years, and movies will be part of that unburdening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
If you re-watch those old "Red Talk Talk" unburdening sessions, Will was the one leading the narrative — not his wife.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2023
I feel lighter yet somehow a bit warmer after unburdening my heart.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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