- present participle of cover.
covering
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Jonathan Weil is a writer for the WSJ’s Heard on the Street column covering finance and accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
An announcement has been rumoured to coincide with the release of Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, a documentary covering the band's reunion tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
That made it the largest iceberg to break from Petermann since the 2012 event, which produced an ice island covering 130 square kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is in Nepal where authorities are trying to begin rebuilding amid the debris and rubble covering villages and roads.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Swiftly, her teeth gritted, she dug in the soil with her hands and lifted the ratatoska into it, covering it with earth, so that the lavellans wouldn’t eat it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Some worry that the anonymity provided by face coverings and the speed of the bikes could make them attractive to criminals.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the son of a cobbler, he knows how to tan goat hides, which provide him with the needed coverings for both his dwelling place and his body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and other Orange County towns are cracking down on elaborate shade coverings, citing safety issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 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
I went and vomited into one of the ogres’ foot coverings.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
