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Confessions

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  1. The title of two well-known autobiographies: that of Augustine from the fourth century, describing his early years and his conversion to Christianity, and that of the eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Now, she is set to host a new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, which launches tomorrow.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

Trainum has since retired and authored his own book: “How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

"Going into that meeting, there was nothing that could have got in the way," he tells Confessions of a Match Fixer, an eight-part podcast on BBC Sounds.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

Goldman’s family won control of the manuscript and retitled the book “If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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