covering up
Example Sentences
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The Energy Department awarded $94 million in grants, covering up to 50% of costs, to boost the U.S. nuclear renaissance.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
A poll conducted by the Economist/YouGov in February found that 16% of voters who backed Trump during the last election thought he was covering up Epstein's crimes.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
After any military action, proponents and opponents of that action often cite numbers of killed and wounded to either demonstrate a low risk to servicemembers—or to accuse governments of covering up the toll on troops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
“If we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files,” Khanna said last month.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
Poirot hesitates, and for the life of me, I can’t tell whether or not he’s covering up a lie.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
