confidences
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One was her mixed-race dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckly, who betrayed Mary’s confidences in an 1868 memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
My children have always chosen to share confidences the way my dogs get the zoomies: suddenly, frantically and usually when I am on deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
The lawsuit accuses Cohen of violating his attorney-client relationship with Trump by revealing his "confidences" and "spreading falsehoods" in books, podcasts and media appearances.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
“When confidences are betrayed and leaks are directed, it’s even more difficult to trust. … I will not yield to the status quo.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
“You could not have the confidence of powerful men, and be trusted with their confidences, if there was any prospect that you would challenge their policies in public,” he later explained.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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