come clean
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In this case and others like it, however, the government’s lawyers were under the gun of court orders to come clean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
"The prime minister's chief of staff is someone who has access to a lot of information," she said, urging the government to "come clean about what happened".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
I’m going to go round to the police station to come clean.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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