unburden
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Do American fans ever unburden their guilt to you about what’s been going on?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"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
IFS is a way to unburden the self and have a more integrated inner system, Morin said.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
However, she says some were relieved to unburden themselves of things they had not been able to tell anyone.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023
So I’ve decided I will unburden myself of all my secret thoughts in this journal, through pretend letters to you.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
When he unburdens himself about his problems, he ruins a dinner party.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2017
“When the conditions are right, Autopilot unburdens us of the most tedious tasks of driving.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2016
The doctor's earnestness inspires confidence, and the patient unburdens his secret troubles, discusses means of remedying them, and turns from pain to promise, from remorse to resolve, from introspection to action, from dreading to doing.
From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Isaac George Briggs
In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Lately, it seems that Gyllenhaal’s been more interested in low-stakes roles, the kinds that come unburdened with Oscar buzz or exhausting promotional campaigns.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Tech, largely unburdened by oil exposure or complex global supply chains, suddenly looked like the cleaner trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Detached and unburdened by the need of a narrative, the images simply exist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Jefferson seemed to think that, once unmoored from British docks and unburdened of European baggage, the ship would sail itself into the proverbial sunset.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
He would claim that he’d be passing by the accused’s cell and strike up a conversation, and before long the fellow prisoner would be unburdening himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s a very unlikely setting for a very unlikely unburdening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
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
I feel lighter yet somehow a bit warmer after unburdening my heart.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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