confiding
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
One reporter at the briefing with me made me feel very old by confiding that YouTube - included in the ban - had been an essential resource for them at school.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ms. Applegate has a smoky, confiding voice that swings along but shifts register when the material warrants it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
After their talk, Rebecca stopped confiding about Yolanda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
“Are you going to help about the fair, dear?” asked Mrs. Carrol, as Amy sat down beside her with the confiding air elderly people like so well in the young.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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