covers
Example Sentences
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Venezuelan crude today covers about 40% of the oil that Cuba needs to import, vital for power plants, transportation and the small-business sector.
For a woman in ancient Rome, that covers just about everybody.
From Salon
The bigger concern is ingestion, as the fog covers plants or open water cisterns, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
You could invest in individual stocks or a fund that covers the entire market; a low-cost option would be an exchange-traded fund like the Vanguard Total Stock Market.
From Barron's
South Korea's national health insurance currently covers treatments for hair loss caused by medical conditions.
From BBC
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