confessional
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There’s also a “spill your beans confessional board,” where visitors can anonymously respond to prompts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Toward the end of the evening, there was an unexpected confessional.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
What makes the album a timeless classic are its catchy melodies; shrewd arrangements that caught the culture’s disco obsession; and Mr. Scaggs’s earthy, confessional lyrics and intimate voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
State television publicized some high-profile corruption cases in a four-part documentary series aired this week, which featured confessional interviews with disgraced officials—including a former agriculture minister and a onetime top banker turned regional leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
I longed for a confessional, for the safety of the wood cubicle and the green curtain that separated priest and penitent.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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