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covers

verb as in protect, guard

verb as in include, contain

verb as in describe in published writing

verb as in fill in for, compensate

verb as in travel across area

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Financial aid at CSU campuses typically covers tuition, not room and board, according to Rosales.

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The mural covers the walls of the museum’s Cabinet gallery, taking as inspiration the “Four Seasons” suite of François Boucher that is displayed just around the corner.

The warning covers parts of Argyll and Bute, the west Highlands, Western Isles and Northern Isles.

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In September the whole of the north-east England area, which covers Yorkshire, had 152% of its normal rainfall with 90% falling in October.

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In the Cleveland Fed’s district, which covers Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, some retailers said they reduced staffing because sales had slowed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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