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confessed

[kuhn-fest] / kənˈfɛst /


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The testimony of Skalnik, who claimed that Dailey had confessed to the homicide while they were both detained in Pinellas County Jail, helped prosecutors secure Dailey’s conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Cuthbert confessed that she was unaware of Fortune’s books before taking up the role, but has since become an enthusiast of Fortune’s works.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Earlier, a kid in this year’s climb had told me: “There’ll be an email thread that goes around,” but confessed: “It always ends up just being everyone running towards it with no strategy whatsoever.”

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

"I'm the worst frontman," he confessed to me, just an hour earlier.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

“I didn’t have a good answer for her,” she confessed.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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