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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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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

The truth was also coming out about Nixon’s cover-up of the Watergate break-in.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

It would also ensure legal funding is provided to people affected by future establishment cover-ups or state disasters.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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


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