cover-up
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Asymmetric said it could not determine whether the agents' cover-up was deliberate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
He spoke to Reed and the super PAC’s lawyer, Cleta Mitchell, and began to hatch a cover-up.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
We went back and forth on what Anton says, what Paul Baker says, whether you hear us or not, whether it’s a balloon cover-up, whether we show the kiss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
She walked her across the street where she bought a cover-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
At Senate hearings, John Dean testified that he had talked with the president more than thirty times about details of the cover-up.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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A bill "to prevent cover-ups" in response to the Hillsborough Disaster will "finally pass after years of frustration".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The families of victims of the Manchester Arena bombing say they cannot support the current form of a new law being designed to stop cover-ups.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Can you lay out the lies and fabrications and cover-ups?
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2025
In turn, Patel tweeted a pledge that “There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents.”
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025
Sussex Police is examining concerns about avoidable harm and cover-ups in the trust's neurosurgery and general surgery departments between 2015 and 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025