come clean
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I also had to come clean with mom on what I did.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Booth said England should have come clean much sooner about an incident involving white-ball captain Harry Brook on the tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
We will come clean with our own views on these races: Whatever, man.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2026
“So,” Mom said, “we’re going to ask who took the chocolates. We’re going to look you in the eye and ask you, and you’d better come clean or there’ll be real trouble.”
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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