whitewash

"It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected", the pair added.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In a joint statement following the judge's ruling last month, Harry and campaigner Doreen Lawrence called it "a complete and obvious whitewash".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Patriotism doesn’t ask us to whitewash the country’s shortcomings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Once virtually lost to memory after being painted over with whitewash, the frescoes began to be uncovered in the mid-19th century -- but the work left scratches and pockets of white on the frescoed walls.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

She finally had a rhythm going, enjoying the sun on her back, when Jojo looked up from slapping whitewash on the front fence.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Tradwife content whitewashes history, but an honest look shows that contempt for housewives was a widespread theme in the past.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

Since their Test debut at Lord's in 1932, they've toured England 18 times but won only three series - 1971, 1986 and 2007 - while suffering four whitewashes.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Critics say the new text still whitewashes the history of Bruce’s Beach, and many questioned whether creating a new monument actually amounts to justice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

While the movie has been celebrated for spotlighting female fighters and African history, critics say it whitewashes the kingdom’s role in enslaving other tribes.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

They are "whitewashes" that wither and wrinkle the skin and make it prematurely old.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

A bird’s-eye shot of spike heel-clad feet framing an esoteric dress acquisition, a styling clip attached to soft fabric sitting lightly and low-rise, a dress-up session framed by whitewashed wood with the perfect patina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Beneath the hospital windows and newly whitewashed walls there are rows of strawberries and cucumbers planted by the prisoners.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

There was no immediate confirmation of the identities of those who died but the authorities said many of the victims may be foreigners who were in Bedar, a small whitewashed village in Los Gallardos district.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

AI is upending workplaces in ways both real and whitewashed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

It had a whitewashed side, though truth is, it could have used another coat.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

“Roger W. Straus Jr. completes the process of whitewashing the family name,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

The Times’ Berlin correspondent Guido Enderis specialized in “puffy profiles of leading Nazis” while whitewashing the regime’s more evil aspects in the mid-1930s.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

Indeed, their investigatory history appears to be one of whitewashing scandals at the court.

From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2024

Instead of being shot, Yelena was imprisoned in the basement of the officers’ guardhouse for ten days with the job of whitewashing the walls.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein