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whitewashing

[wahyt-wosh-ing, -waw-shing, hwahyt-] / ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ ɪŋ, -ˌwɔ ʃɪŋ, ˈʰwaɪt- /










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When the New York Times profiled Ms. Rodríguez as a “moderate,” a backlash erupted: Thousands on X ridiculed the paper for whitewashing her bloodstained record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Users ask: How do we honor this holiday without whitewashing it?

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025

Indeed, their investigatory history appears to be one of whitewashing scandals at the court.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2024

He has, for example, written on Bulgaria whitewashing its role in the atrocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Some convicts were whitewashing stones along the edge of a pathway that came toward the gate near where he stood.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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