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confess

[kuhn-fes] / kənˈfɛs /


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I must confess that I long ago lost interest in what he was selling.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

But if Reut didn't shoot her, why would he confess?

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

"That's great. I'll feel much better having you with me," I confess.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

“I also grew up watching a lot of telenovelas. They were really formative for me, specifically, the telenovelas on the local Channel 2,” Eimbcke confesses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

“I can’t seem to sit around in quiet contemplation anymore,” she confesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 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

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

Mrs. Washburn confesses that Mr. Washburn has talked of sending his family away.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

These are utterly baseless, as Lindsay Clancy has confessed.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The investigation was reopened in 2016 when US authorities learned that Masud had been arrested following Gaddafi's fall, and had confessed his involvement in the bombing to the new Libyan authorities.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

“If my wife finds out, I will be in serious trouble,” said Yoon, who says he confessed only to a bit of bad luck without giving details.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Anger has intensified since police charged a local man, who has allegedly confessed to sparking one of the fires.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“It was too much for me,” Ellsberg later confessed.

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

Ukrainian intelligence agent Vladyslav Reut says he did not kill Anastasiia Berezovska - a woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco - despite earlier confessing to it.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

Every kid learns the apocryphal story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and confessing: “I cannot tell a lie.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 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

She makes the single exception of confessing her sins to a Catholic priest.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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