self-confessed
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The self-confessed spy agreed to plead guilty and tell the FBI everything he knew, in an effort to secure leniency for his wife, Rosario, who faced related charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
A self-confessed tech enthusiast, she says her outlook was shaped by a career that stretched back to the early days of the internet.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Economist Savvas Savouri is a self-confessed data geek: “I live and breathe numbers,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He is a self-confessed Cristiano Ronaldo fan, has a wallpaper of the football icon on his phone and often celebrates his wickets with his idol's famous "Siu" celebration.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
After a long while Samwell Tarly began to talk, and Jon Snow listened quietly, and learned how it was that a self-confessed coward found himself on the Wall.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
