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[kuhv-er] / ˈkʌv ər /












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This year is the first ever when the group’s up-to-$500 grants won’t cover the 100-gallon minimum many suppliers require for home deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Tissues such as skin, along with the epithelial layers that cover and line many organs, have a remarkable ability to rebuild themselves after extensive damage.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

"You look at the geography that we're going to cover, we're not always going to be in our training base. We're going to be going to different facilities. It's a challenge," he said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“Everyone does it,” they tell themselves in the hopes of being supplied some measure of cover upon being singled out.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

It was there coming up over the hill, even though ragged bits of mist still hovered over the fields, and the cliffs were hidden under a cover of gray.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

You should also take into account the benefit period, inflation protection and premium-rate increases, and, as obvious as it sounds, what the policy actually covers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

“He’s wearing pearls and has auburn hair that covers one eye — it’s like a playground for your brain reading that kind of stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The Track Record mortgage from Skipton Building Society covers 100% of the value of a property, with the borrower paying nothing upfront.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The effort has taxed the company’s supply chain, which covers a network of capacity-constrained subcontractors that are hard-pressed to surge their own output on short notice.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

In bed, I pull the covers up to my neck and curl into a ball, but those damn butterflies won’t stay still.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Prior to joining the Journal, he covered the business of sports for Bloomberg News in New York and worked as an outdoors writer on Louisiana's coast at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Both the amount of ocean covered by ice and the size of individual floes influence how often collisions occur.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

I have covered elections, I’ve worked the polls and I vote.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

He compared it to an options strategy referred to as a covered call.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

It was while a silver sheen covered the ice and the water that I heard the sound.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Find insight on Korea Electric Power, Drax, oil prices and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Global climate models cannot track every one of the vast number of relatively small floes covering the Arctic.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

As higher gas prices and rising costs of living stretch consumers’ budgets, covering expenses for basics has become a bigger priority.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

I am not convinced by Liverpool at all after covering them for Radio 5 Live last week - I thought Fulham were the better side in their 0-0 draw at Anfield.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

An older boy—judging by his height and the little bit of scruff on his chin —was in the living room draped over a flowered couch with an open book covering his face.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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