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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

Counselors and adolescent psychologists say students’ loneliness and social skills are worsening as they confide in AI tools—and it can be particularly risky for vulnerable kids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We want to make sure that we’re patient and provide a safe space for them to confide on what’s actually going on.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

“You didn’t know anything about that, did you? About another bloke? She didn’t confide in you about another man, did she?”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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

The next morning, she confides in her daughter, Karla Yamileth Chavez.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

She could have shown indignation and confided her pain in interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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’m here alone,” the woman confided after a moment.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Anonymized data flags recurring themes in what congregants are confiding to the bot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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

As more emails emerge, there's a growing impression of how much Ferguson seemed to depend on Epstein, telling him he was her "pillar" and confiding "I have been so so sad".

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

They were comfortable confiding in one another to the point of calling the war “already a lost cause for Germany,” as Kiep put it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

“Aha. So you were confiding a secret to Abigail?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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