unburden
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"When you breathe, you're already rich, you're already a millionaire; all the wealth is in life. I talked with him, and I was able to unburden myself."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Your goal is to unburden those parts, and once those parts are unburdened, what’s left is your true self, like who you are at your core,” Zupich said.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
However, she says some were relieved to unburden themselves of things they had not been able to tell anyone.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023
Someone has to deliver seven-inning starts on a consistent basis to unburden the team’s overworked bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
There is one situation and one situation only in which a butler who cares about his dignity may feel free to unburden himself of his role; that is to say, when he is entirely alone.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Here, a female devotee unburdens her troubles before Puliyurkali, a powerful manifestation of goddess Kali, seeking solace and divine intervention.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
As Stan unburdens his soul to his coconspirator, and wrestles with issues of guilt and shame, the question remains: What do you want to believe, folks?
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
As Changez tells his story to an American in a Lahore cafe, he also unburdens himself to us — and dares us to judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
He unburdens himself in order to wrest insight out of his students.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
In the same letter he unburdens his heart in a burst of eloquent and noble indignation.
From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Gabriel Setoun
China is no longer the indispensable partner unburdened by a history of war in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Now, Rose felt the pressure - coming undone at Amen Corner's 11th and 12th holes - as McIlroy proved he truly was unburdened.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
AI-native software startups, unburdened by the baggage of years of design decisions, can leapfrog incumbents with new ways of doing things.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The most mobile Americans are recent college graduates who are brimming with potential, searching for work and unburdened by major responsibilities.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
In a week, he will ride unburdened back to Brittany and collect Marie-Laure.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
He would claim that he’d be passing by the accused’s cell and strike up a conversation, and before long the fellow prisoner would be unburdening himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Stacy’s problem with New York life, and particularly how its version of 1% living shaped her children, is why Preston’s cabin becomes the start of her “Walden”-style unburdening.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
He is reluctant to spill his secrets, but it’s only a matter of time before he joins the others in unburdening his soul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
I feel lighter yet somehow a bit warmer after unburdening my heart.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
