whitewash
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The Telegraph's Robbie Collin said the resulting film was a "whitewash", adding that the avoidance of any mention of the allegations was a "borderline-fatal problem".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“Because them trying to whitewash the investigation into the death of Keith Porter is a nonstarter. We’re not going to allow that to happen.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
He said they had sent workers to whitewash the wall.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
England at least won the fourth Test in Melbourne to avoid a whitewash.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Through the schoolhouse window, framed by two of the older cabins—their whitewash smeared to gray, worn down like those who slept inside them—Cora huddled with her favorite at the starting line.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing whitewash
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