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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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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

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’s wearing a two-piece magenta bathing suit and a faded basketball jersey as a cover-up.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The prime minister is expected to scrap plans that would have given security services a blanket exemption from a law designed to prevent cover-ups in public life.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing say MI5 failed them and must be fully included in a new law designed to stop cover-ups in public life.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

Can you lay out the lies and fabrications and cover-ups?

From Slate Nov. 14, 2025

Warning of the risk of medical cover-ups, Baroness May said she had a friend who calls it the "license to kill Bill".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2025

In turn, Patel tweeted a pledge that “There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents.”

From Slate Jul. 15, 2025




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