- present participle of cover.
covering
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Rosen was covering semiconductors at Morgan Stanley when he started covering PCs in his newsletter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It remainsfenced-off, with trash and graffitiand with overgrown vines covering tributes to Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The HadUK dataset displays temperature and rainfall data across a uniform grid covering the entire landmass of the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me.”
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Widow Ashton wore yet another gloomy yet fashionable head covering from her extensive wardrobe of mourning caps; the veil covered her face so that her reaction could not be seen.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Elsewhere, new measures allowing police to order people to remove face coverings have been introduced in Nottingham and are due to be introduced in Stafford, as authorities look at different ways of tackling anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
David Kennedy from the Scottish Police Federation says there is definitely "more to do" on face coverings although he cautions that localised enforcement might simply see youths moving elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A ban on face coverings in Nottingham city centre has officially come into force.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hampshire Police said on Friday it would use new powers under the Crime and Policing Act to prevent protesters wearing face coverings that conceal their identity.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I remember this stuff, because when we were children, Auntie An-mei didn’t let us touch any of her new furniture except through the clear plastic coverings.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
