- present participle of cover.
covering
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Fifa Forward 3.0 - covering the years 2023 through to 2026 - has produced a 30% increase in funding.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Elizabeth Hagerty told prison doctors she had heat rash covering her body and couldn’t keep fluids down; they sent her back to her cell, and she died two days later, a month short of release.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Find insight on Anglo American, Syensqo, Rio Tinto and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Light morning rain boosted that outlook, though firefighters remained wary given previous flare-ups from smouldering embers in the devastated land, covering a bigger area than the island of Malta.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
I turn and curl up, covering my face.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Contractors could be seen putting up long white coverings in place of the missing walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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
I’d shell them and then he’d delicately peel them further with his front teeth — he didn’t like the papery red coverings.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
