cover-up

Example Sentences

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George Osborne, the museum's chair of trustees, told me it was a "pretty elaborate cover-up job".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

This fuelled claims of a cover-up, which authorities have denied.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 24, 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

Dean, who had helped organize the cover-up, described the Plumbers and the Ellsberg break-in.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin