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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /




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With an ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, the action-packed film follows an effort to reveal a decades-long coverup of extra-terrestrial visitations.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Rather than a coverup, this was a media event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

He said "the ombudsman's report has been scathing", claiming that there had been "an attempted coverup, notes went missing and falsified, we are fuming".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Charges against Koster, who was accused in the coverup, were later dropped.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

They smelled a coverup, a lie; that they and the public were not being told the truth, or at least all of it.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn




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