as in suppressing
to keep from being publicly known
the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings
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“Burking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burking. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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