self-confessed
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Herbert, a self-confessed "golf nerd", knew how close he was to history and despondently stooped down with his hands on his knees after missing the putt.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sethapanichsakul, a self-confessed "dinosaur kid", said in a UCL press release that the study also "fulfils a childhood promise of naming a dinosaur".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
The self-confessed rap fan even threw in some hip-hop lyrics, declaring Iran's leaders to be, in the words of Cypress Hill, "insane in the brain."
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Why fabricate a tale in which one comes off as a self-confessed dunce?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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