confessed

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"I'm a bit scared," an elderly woman in a headscarf confessed, her face wrinkling into worry.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

There was the way Hannah confessed to the Times reporter that she liked giving birth away from her husband, because she got to enjoy pain medications when he was not around.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Or, as the writer John Updike once confessed, “I don’t like meat to look like animals. I prefer it in the form of sausages, hamburgers and meat loaf, far removed from the living thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

And Lambert confessed that her experience made her work harder to build a better life for herself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

If he confessed to having the book, he might get in trouble for stealing.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova