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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Colleges with nearly identical acceptance rates can give an individual student vastly different odds of admission.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
Ingram denies any wrongdoing and says the settlement included no admission of liability or fault.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Vulnerability can humanize, and confession can soften certainty.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Day's lawyers say CPD officers beat him into a false confession for murder and armed robbery in 1991.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Claude will suddenly and unexpectedly tell a user during an ordinary chat to consider getting some sleep or rest, doing so in a casual, positive manner (not a harsh demand or rude insistence).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This comes from her insistence that helping young people requires helping the people raising them.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Self-confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confession. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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