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confide

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /




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“School should be a place where young people can feel safe and confident they can confide in a teacher.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In upcoming episodes, Diane is set to confide in her close friends that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer before finding the strength to tell her husband Tony, played by Nick Pickard.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

That makes it hard for the holiday villain to visit sick kids in the hospital, as legions of Santas do every year, or comfort children who confide in him about bullying.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

On the spur of the moment, Matilda decided that the one person she would like to confide in was Miss Honey.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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