unburden
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"When you breathe, you're already rich, you're already a millionaire; all the wealth is in life. I talked with him, and I was able to unburden myself."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
After winning the trophy, she spoke about the benefits of therapy in helping her unburden herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
IFS is a way to unburden the self and have a more integrated inner system, Morin said.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
The predictive technologies that are promising to unburden us of the inconveniences of life are also creating a situation where we are gradually more anxious, not less anxious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
There is one situation and one situation only in which a butler who cares about his dignity may feel free to unburden himself of his role; that is to say, when he is entirely alone.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Here, a female devotee unburdens her troubles before Puliyurkali, a powerful manifestation of goddess Kali, seeking solace and divine intervention.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
As Stan unburdens his soul to his coconspirator, and wrestles with issues of guilt and shame, the question remains: What do you want to believe, folks?
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
He unburdens himself in order to wrest insight out of his students.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
“When the conditions are right, Autopilot unburdens us of the most tedious tasks of driving.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2016
Then she unburdens herself and begins to speak in fits and starts of this key, of the mishap which twisted it, and of all the multiple details which overlap each other in her head.
From Light by Wray, Fitzwater
China is no longer the indispensable partner unburdened by a history of war in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
AI-native software startups, unburdened by the baggage of years of design decisions, can leapfrog incumbents with new ways of doing things.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
You are wholly unburdened by guilt and you are arrogant beyond measurement.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Rather, she prefers to be called a “ball of light” or “God’s helper,” mystifying phrases unburdened by the conventional stigmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
For a fleeting second he felt that he wanted to keep it for himself, to let himself bathe in sunlight, unburdened by anything or anyone else.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn’t stop for a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Stories will long be told about what Gazans have endured these last couple of years, and movies will be part of that unburdening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
They’re viewed as a means to enforce laws that may previously have gone unnoticed while unburdening overburdened police departments from nabbing speeders.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Is she unburdening herself, going along with it, or is she defiant, denying that she ever wanted help in the first place?
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
