cover story
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]cover story (plural cover stories)
- (media) A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
- 2020 May 6, “Letters: Open Access”, in Rail, page 48:
- It's ironic that the day before the Prime Minister confirmed the go-ahead for HS2, RAIL 898 hit my doormat with a cover story 'Is reopening the GC a viable alternative to HS2?'
- (espionage) A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.
- 2008–2021, qntm, “We Need To Talk About Fifty-Five”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 9:
- "This is just a cover story," Clay says to O5-8, not taking his eyes off Marion. "It's a good one, but she's had it worked out in advance."
"Clay, lose the piece," says the O5.
Grudgingly, Clay does so.
Translations
[edit]story on a publication's front page
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fictitious account
References
[edit]- “cover story”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.