- present participle of cover.
covering
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From where he lives on the road opposite, Ray Thompson could see "youngsters standing there with hoods on and covering their faces".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the controls covering indium phosphide were never suspended in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Within seconds, the Ifrit’s entire body was enclosed by the blue covering.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
In Orange County, officials said it was limitations on visibility for lifeguards that prompted them to crack down on shade coverings ahead of the busy season when thousands of visitors hit the beach daily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Dispersal orders are in place, plus Section 60 and Section 60AA powers covering search and removal of face coverings.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
As well as the restriction on face coverings, Hochul announced that ICE agents would no longer be permitted to enter schools, libraries, community centers, polling sites, and other sensitive locations without a judicial warrant.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Based on its features, scientists classified it as a thescelosaurid, a group of two-legged dinosaurs found in East Asia and North America that may have had fuzzy coverings.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
