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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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Speaking to journalists in Finland, where he is attending a security summit, Sir Keir Starmer speculation McSweeney's account could be untrue and the government was involved in a cover-up was wrong.

From BBC

It centred around the cover-up of a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972.

From BBC

The school then carried out a “cover-up” of Van der Woude’s behavior and facilitated his transfer to a new high school with a clean record, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s incredibly serious, points to a possible cover-up and is something that is just developing,” he said.

From Salon

One thing is certain: The cover-up isn’t being conducted in the shadows.

From Salon