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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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She walked her across the street where she bought a cover-up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

During the debate on the bill in November last year, Sir Keir also highlighted that Hillsborough was not an isolated example of a state cover-up.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

What started as an innocent mistake has ended up as a bad cover-up.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

She said: "It has played into the terrible narrative that there is something to hide and good, decent colleagues will be accused of being complicit in a cover-up."

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

That was a terrible cover-up, and he knew it, and I could tell that he knew it.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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 next stage of a new law being designed to stop cover-ups has been temporarily delayed after MPs raised concerns about whether it would apply fully to the security services.

From BBC Jan. 13, 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

He previously said while Labour leader that the law would help prevent cover-ups like the infected blood and Post Office scandals.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025




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