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"There's going to be furore internationally in this coming week and, if they just cover their heads and run away, it's just going to compound it."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
After seeing Wardex’s extensive footage of alien life and the lengths they’ve gone to cover it up, Daniel is certain that all of it must be public knowledge, though even he isn’t quite sure why.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
In the fall of 2024, she moved to Madison, Wis., to cover political enterprise stories as an intern with the Wisconsin State Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Mines stretch for miles in the nearby Brisas de Cuyuni area, where dirt roads wind between camps and plastic sheets cover simple wooden homes.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
I couldn’t tell her exactly what I was doing, but I needed her to cover for me when I sneaked out of the house.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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