confess
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Firmin said the person who took the puppet "did the right thing" to confess.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
This type of honesty can spur clients to confess their own hangups about wealth and money.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
“They also need to recognize that individuals with autism often confess to crimes that they did not commit or may respond to the last choice in a sequence presented in a question.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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
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