in confidence
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Sinner showed a degree of vulnerability early in the tournament, needing five sets to creep past Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, but has grown in confidence and quality over the fortnight.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
China’s consumer recovery may be less about a broad rebound in confidence and more about pockets of spending where companies can convert anxiety, loneliness, aging, and lifestyle aspiration into services.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
He told us in confidence that merger talks among Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, Dallas Cowboys president Tex Schramm and Mr. Rozelle had concluded that morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
"I found myself improving in confidence, in talking to people, even serving people, talking to an interviewer who's asking you questions," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
They had hoped their visit would be taken in confidence, a phrase which here means “kept a secret between Mr. Poe and themselves and not blabbed to Count Olaf.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
