whitewash

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

One of the nuclear veterans told BBC Newsnight on Monday that he expected the report to be a whitewash.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings touched down in the second half, with debutant Gregor Hiddleston and Kyle Rowe also crossing the whitewash.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But Vermeer’s symbol-free whitewash is alive with light in the space between the wall and his eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The whitewash was faded off the houses and some looked close to falling over.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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

Unlike the critic George Saintsbury, who looked to 18th-century literature for “repose and refreshment,” Damrosch never idealizes or whitewashes.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2019

Sometimes a man's hypocrisy whitewashes his whole life.

From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Oliver Optic

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

With its golden beaches, whitewashed villages, stunning sunsets and ancient history, it’s no surprise that Greece is an increasingly popular destination for sun-loving tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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

Work was carried out, and in 2006, the weather-stained walls were whitewashed, making it stand out off the coast.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

There was a big hole in the recently whitewashed wall, and a tangle of rubber tubes and pipes was sticking out of it.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

When the New York Times profiled Ms. Rodríguez as a “moderate,” a backlash erupted: Thousands on X ridiculed the paper for whitewashing her bloodstained record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

And I agree with Coates when he criticized Klein for whitewashing Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and agree that while we should not celebrate a person’s death, we also shouldn’t paper over who they were in life.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

I’m not in any way whitewashing what I did, but some people have been kind and compassionate.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024

Still sucking his fingers, the boy looked once more at the men whitewashing the stones.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong