whitewash
Example Sentences
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Sari Bashi, executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a non-governmental organisation, accused the military of a whitewash.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
While the release of prisoners from the jail has been welcomed, some rights groups have described this move as an attempt to whitewash the facility's past.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“Because them trying to whitewash the investigation into the death of Keith Porter is a nonstarter. We’re not going to allow that to happen.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Describing Mr. Lai as someone who colluded with “external forces” is a transparent whitewash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
They made sure the picket fences in front of everyone’s home had got a good slap of whitewash on ’em.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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