as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend
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Noun
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Tickets to his Charlotte appearance range from $125 for regular admission to $10,000 for multiple VIP seats and extra access to Stone.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
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It has been questioned whether the school has the will to commit resources to winning in basketball, or to the flexibility in admissions to compete in the ACC.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video, confession lead to additional charges William Raymond Catron.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the film, despite Leon’s fantasising imagination, the two are soon exchanging confessions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The administration's prior insistence of the necessity of masks is partially driving the ongoing partial federal government shutdown that has halted paychecks for TSA security screeners.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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That is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Self-confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confession. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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