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confide

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /




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When I began to confide in married girlfriends about our problems, they unfailingly shared their own marital struggles, things they’d never mentioned when I was single.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

In upcoming episodes, Diane is set to confide in her close friends that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer before finding the strength to tell her husband Tony, played by Nick Pickard.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

She started to confide in friends about stress, or things that bothered her, which otherwise would have stayed inside.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

She confides her joy in working there and also tells John that he was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the store.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

In September, she apparently confides to Stern: "Just spoke to Jeffrey. I told him we are working on everything. Wow it is so so demoralising. I am about to freak with exhaustion."

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

"A year ago, I was struggling," she confides.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2025

“My parents have better jobs now, but when I first got into music, we had no money for lessons,” he confides.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

While wrestling with his response to the Roebucks, Walters confided in Collins, his half brother.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"But privately it still scares me," she confided, adding she prioritises the "human" aspect of her work.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Since then, I’ve been wondering what Mr. Warsh said to the president about interest rates and Fed independence, but neither man has confided in me.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

We have spoken to three people in whom Florence confided since 2018 about her meeting with Sullivan.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Tillie confided to her lawyer that she wanted to prevent Morrison from inheriting her estate and to rescind his guardianship of her children.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

You can’t get through to a victim who has stopped confiding in you.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

After confiding in a padre - a military chaplain - the 56-year-old says she was reported to bosses and admitted to hospital, where she was held in isolation.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Ms. Applegate has a smoky, confiding voice that swings along but shifts register when the material warrants it.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Five years later, the house hit the market again, with the homeowners confiding to Brettler that it was “a very difficult house.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

“Are you going to help about the fair, dear?” asked Mrs. Carrol, as Amy sat down beside her with the confiding air elderly people like so well in the young.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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