confess
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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
And this is where I, an outsider, confess to not being entirely objective.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
This elicits a slow drip of sarcasm from Catherine, who eventually gets Hal to confess that he’s the drummer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
But on 6 August last year, 999 operators received a strange and alarming call from the boy - who said he had decided to confess after being unable to escape his back garden.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
“Well, maybe in that moment, but when I got home, I was terrified I wouldn’t get in,” I confess.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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