- present participle of cover.
covering
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Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
For many working parents, she said, this was made worse by expensive nursery fees and the cost of covering children's hot lunches and after school clubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Guest: Josh Keating, senior correspondent covering foreign affairs at Vox.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Despite covering only 0.1 percent of the Earth's surface, coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of the world's marine fish species.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
A quick flash of the little beggar, Cat Neely, her curly hair covering most of her face.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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
Several hundred people, including some in combat uniforms and wearing face coverings, have taken part in a dissident republican Easter commemoration in Londonderry.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
They wore beautifully colored woollen coverings over their humps, and headstalls with tassels of dark red, green, and blue trailing almost to the ground.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
