confide
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When Kenneth first appears to deliver his opening monologue, he enters through the audience, as though one of us were walking onto the stage to confide our story.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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 was looking for a father figure to speak to and confide in and from whom to get guidance," the tribunal said.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Rick turned to his circle of friends to confide his greatest fears of being left alone, sparing Suzanne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
So I confide in Kyro, and I ask him to help me.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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But some do remain perturbed, including another teenager in the Scottish borders, 16-year-old Ellie, who says: "I was so scared of him when I was little," Ellie confides.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
"A year ago, I was struggling," she confides.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
But Theo leaves to go back to work before Vincent, and at New Years Vincent confides in his parents that he might quit his job.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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While wrestling with his response to the Roebucks, Walters confided in Collins, his half brother.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We were just walking through,” 21-year-old Leo Schwartz later confided to Sorenson, who nodded his head with understanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But alone in the living room, Nasir, 47, confided that his younger daughter "is depressed and does not always have strong morale to continue learning on her own at home."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I know who it was," he confided to the man he did not know was recording him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I put a little spell on that one,” she confided to Penelope.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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On board the Jeremiah O’Brien, several partygoers declined the peptide samples, with one confiding that it seemed “a bit dodgy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
You can’t get through to a victim who has stopped confiding in you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
Looking at her, I’m listening, loving the moment, thankful we are living it and confiding comfortably.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
“I did it,” said Sweeney, with the air of one confiding a huge secret, “with panache and style. That’s how I did it.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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