- present participle of cover.
covering
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The clips, which emerged last year, showed the band covering US rap songs during rehearsals.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Inspectors red-tagged eight buildings, covering 13 addresses, and yellow-tagged one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Find insight on HSBC, Standard Chartered, ING Groep and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Find insight on HSBC, ING and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A map of the area loaded, and seconds later Akira watched as a big red blob appeared, covering everything behind them.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Remember to store items down there on high shelves, and consider mold-protecting wall coverings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The force imposed conditions under the Public Order Act as well as powers prohibiting the wearing of face coverings.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Two of the walls suggest opulent textile coverings; the other two place Gonzaga-related scenes among an array of decorative pilasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
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
