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confide

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /




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She said she would not have trusted a chaperone enough to confide in them, a problem exacerbated by the pandemic, and that "young people are even less likely to trust authority".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The people you confide in don't necessarily need to be family or the friends you'd usually share things with, says Dr Marie Prince, a clinical psychologist who specialises in fertility.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Always there for him to confide in, complain to and entrust with his continually evolving thoughts on Jewish life and theology, Kaplan called these ledger-size handwritten volumes his “communings of the spirit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 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

Maybe it was the way he massaged the feeling back into my hands, or his yeshivish cadence, or those magnetizing bourbon-colored eyes, but something told me I could confide in him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

But Felix confides that while many students still keep phones in their pockets - so long as teachers do not see - he believes keeping the screens out of sight has made them more present.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Like Iago, Richard confides his schemes to the audience before enacting them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

“I was so excited when I saw this at the grocery store,” she confides.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

"I know who it was," he confided to the man he did not know was recording him.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

“Golly, I’d sure like to meet that girl over there,” Powers confided to the cashier.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

One reporter at the briefing with me made me feel very old by confiding that YouTube - included in the ban - had been an essential resource for them at school.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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

The voice had become soft, as if the man were confiding a secret.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry


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