self-confessed

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The self-confessed rap fan even threw in some hip-hop lyrics, declaring Iran's leaders to be, in the words of Cypress Hill, "insane in the brain."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The self-confessed spy agreed to plead guilty and tell the FBI everything he knew, in an effort to secure leniency for his wife, Rosario, who faced related charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Economist Savvas Savouri is a self-confessed data geek: “I live and breathe numbers,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The 20-year-old student, and self-confessed superfan, says Cyrus was "a really big part of my childhood".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Morrison, whom Agent Burger described as an “unusually shrewd and reckless and self-confessed criminal,” dressed like a dance-hall hustler.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann