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conceal

[kuhn-seel] / kənˈsil /


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Between 2016 and 2021, Evergrande and Xu as its boss "violated national laws by engaging in continuous, large-scale financial fraud and other means to inflate assets and conceal liabilities", the court said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Though the Hewlett-Packard board found Hurd didn’t violate the company’s policy regarding sexual harassment, it determined he had submitted inaccurate expense reports to conceal the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

U.S. presidents rarely travel without journalists, and it’s even rarer for administrations to conceal the president’s true location.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Lady Constance’s strange behavior made Penelope think of how Mrs. Clarke and the children had acted so oddly the previous day, when they were trying to conceal their party preparations from her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2026

State insurance regulators, worried the financial engineering conceals risks, this summer selected around 100 mostly offshore deals for extra scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

While the official headline figure puts the unemployment rate at only 3.2%, it conceals a more precarious picture for many Indians.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2025

I know she’s told some story that conceals what really happened, as I have.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The government wants to determine whether Walter and his businesses committed fraud and concealed those financial connections.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In recent years, customs officials have repeatedly intercepted passengers arriving from south-east Asia with live reptiles, birds and primates concealed in their luggage.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In my newfound visibility, I doubled down on the style that concealed something — anything — about me, if only a few inches of forehead.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The Daily Telegraph said it had obtained unredacted plans that showed Beijing reportedly plans to construct a "concealed chamber" among "secret rooms" underneath the embassy which would be close to sensitive underground communications cables.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Near to every other entrance one of Cluny’s most trusted soldiers was concealed, awaiting the signal.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

It even mentions tests on concealing a device inside a tape recorder.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t concealing his disinterest in what the House is offering, saying that he wants to focus on government funding instead.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

He embedded a whole apparatus of passages and outbuildings into the descending terrain to the east, concealing them so effectively from view that from the west Monticello has the character of an isolated hilltop temple.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Toughening up the dress made it feel, to me, like armor: concealing more than it showed, feminine but not obviously sexy.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

In the first week of school, Deja, as they’d filed out of the orchestra room, had leaned over to zip an unfastened pocket on Izzy’s bookbag, concealing her exposed gym clothes.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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