confess
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Here’s where I confess that after two watches, I’m still hazy on the plot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But if Reut didn't shoot her, why would he confess?
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I love bacon and chicharrónes, but I could never eat pork uterus,” I confess, wincing at our 60” Insignia television screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The first was that a key witness, one who claimed he had heard Whitton confess to the crime while in prison, had lied to the court about having a criminal record.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“I confess, Miss Bowen, you are not what I had expected.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
He confesses to catching one game—a victory for Spain—in a ramshackle café in a Galician village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Muir confesses that this feature of the market is overlooked by many market players, partly because it’s esoteric and seemingly innocuous.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Altman confesses that he considered consulting his pediatrician, but instead went to his app, asking ChatGPT if not being able to crawl at six months was normal.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Member Su-Elise Nash confesses her son "didn't even know I was in a singing group six months ago".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
She lifts her head from his shoulder, hesitant, but then confesses: “I’m not sure if I want any at all. Would you’ve been okay with that?”
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
“I do own the property,” he finally confessed.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I collapsed mentally,” he confessed to an interviewer in 1957.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The second main suspect is reported to have confessed to taking part in filming and publishing the images and videos while claiming on social media to be a judge, according to prosecutors.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Duhamel added that he was inspired by the “Patriots” survival guide and confessed that he worried about the delicate nature of a society so tech-dependent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Heinck confessed not long after the interrogation started.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
By genuinely confessing on the dance floor, Madonna has made a far more moving and crucial “biopic” than any shiny studio film could afford her.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most videos go viral quickly after posting, as comment sections get flooded with girlfriends everywhere confessing their codependent tendencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has put her legendary Los Angeles estate on the market for $29.9 million—nearly two years after confessing that she wanted to leave the U.S. for good and move abroad.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
He will be collecting tonight's Songwriter of the Year award, despite recently confessing to not having written a song in two years.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
There is talk of the difficulty of Russian names, students confessing merely to skimming them.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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