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The phrase "a veil for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that conceals or disguises the true nature of something else.
Example: "The new policy served as a veil for the company's intention to cut costs without alarming the employees."
Alternatives: "a cover for" or "a disguise for".
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– but it is, as ever, a veil for cuts elsewhere.
"They are arrogant bullies who use religion as a veil for their true desires".
Kiev and the west see that as a veil for partition.
He refused to listen to that argument, insisting it was a veil for bigotry.
Underpinning all kink is the understanding that it must never provide a veil for domestic violence.
Is nobody doing any ambitious social thinking that is not a veil for callous cuts?
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The Supreme Court and its proceedings have been hidden under a veil of secrecy for too long.
(The pseudonym, adopted as a veil of discretion for a woman publishing in a Muslim society, now shields her family in Algeria from reprisals).
Why a veil of secrecy for this particular detail?
There was a veil of secrecy for two decades, but that veil has been officially lifted by my film".
The danger of not having a veil of secrecy for sources and methods should not be underestimated.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com