- present participle of cover.
covering
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Under the exclusive deal announced late Thursday, Novo has licensed Nanexa’s technology in up to five development programs covering different drug administration frequencies, with the companies targeting monthly and quarterly administration.
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
She was short, pushing five feet if she were lucky, but looked strong with working hands and black hair tied back into a braid, a hairnet covering the top of her head.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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
From today, police and community protection officers will be able to ask people to remove coverings if they "reasonably believe" they are being used to conceal their identity to commit crime or anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Friday it would use new powers under the Crime and Policing Act to prevent people involved in protest activity from wearing face coverings that conceal their identity.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The altar was shattered, the wall coverings shredded, the walls themselves bare.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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