- present participle of cover.
covering
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Jacob Passy is reporter covering the travel industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The latest available consumer-price index covering September showed the following changes over the preceding year:
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Find insight on Nintendo, Cloudflare , Kakao and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The plan is in place from 1 November to 28 February, covering the months when pollution usually spikes.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
My brown fitted pants were heavily patched and the shirt I was wearing probably hadn’t been washed, well, ever if the dark yellow stains covering it were any indication.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
One potential explanation involves their exoskeletons, the hard outer coverings that protect their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
In European traditions, the handwritten Torah scroll, which contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is protected with ceremonial coverings and adornments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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
Oils from the bison’s brain were rubbed over the hide, which was then transformed into leather for robes and lodge coverings.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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