cover-up vs story

cover-up

noun
  • An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake. 

  • An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water. 

story

noun
  • An account of real or fictional events. 

  • A lie, fiction. 

  • A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account. 

  • A soap opera. 

  • A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period. 

verb
  • To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about. 

How often have the words cover-up and story occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )