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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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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

Ockenden added Harriet's death "was compounded by a systemic cover-up and investigations designed to mislead, which took a profound toll on the couple's wellbeing".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

What started as an innocent mistake has ended up as a bad cover-up.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

That was a terrible cover-up, and he knew it, and I could tell that he knew it.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

MPs are expected to approve the long-delayed 'Hillsborough Law' later, in a bid to prevent cover-ups linked to failures of the state.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

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

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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