Investigative Journalism

noun a concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public or becoming known

verb to conceal or hide something, especially a wrongdoing or mistake

• The company tried to cover up the scandal by withholding information from the public.
• I heard that she's trying to cover up her mistake by blaming someone else.
• Don't try to cover up your tracks, we know what really happened.
• His smile was just a cover up for the pain he was feeling inside.

noun a collection of documents or information about a particular person or subject

• The committee reviewed the dossier of evidence before making a decision.
• I heard they have a whole dossier on that guy, detailing all his past activities.
• I can't believe she keeps a dossier on all her exes, that's some next level stalking.
• His impeccable dossier of achievements speaks volumes about his dedication and hard work.

verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. In this case, 'inquiring' is a verb form of the base verb 'inquire'.

• The inquiring minds of the researchers led to groundbreaking discoveries.
• She's always inquiring about everyone's business.
• Stop inquiring, it's none of your business!
• His inquiring gaze seemed to penetrate deep into my soul.

verb to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence