cover-up

Example Sentences

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He also says that Freedom of Information requests continue to be turned down and the "cover-up continues".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Human rights activists and relatives of the missing quickly denounced the report as a cover-up — the latest attempt to “disappear the disappeared.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Speaking to journalists in Finland, where he is attending a security summit, Sir Keir Starmer speculation McSweeney's account could be untrue and the government was involved in a cover-up was wrong.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“It’s incredibly serious, points to a possible cover-up and is something that is just developing,” he said.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

About my pretending not to see Peeta and my anger at their cover-up.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins