cover-up

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Attorney Mark Geragos, who represented Tipping’s father, accused the department of a cover-up by failing to turn over key evidence, such as a training baton used during the scenario.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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