- present participle of cover.
covering
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coverings
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something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
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Mathematics. cover.
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the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.
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Etymology
Origin of covering
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cover, -ing 1
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Find insight on eurozone energy prices, oil futures, European energy stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The figures covering the period until March 2026, which will be published today, are not expected to show much improvement.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President,” Bryan Boughton, the Washington bureau chief at Fox News wrote in an email to pool members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The pool acts as a representative for the media, sharing material with other outlets to save on finance and space when covering presidential events.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“This one’s yours, buddy. I bought it to replace the one you lost in the lake. We lost. I lost,” Owen said, covering the last bit with a fake cough.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It will be up to officers to determine whether or not coverings are being worn legitimately.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
From today, police and community protection officers will be able to ask people to remove coverings if they "reasonably believe" they are being used to conceal their identity to commit crime or anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Thursday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood met senior police officers and urged them to make full use of their powers to stop activists wearing face coverings.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He said events he had attended had been targeted by masked protesters, and that he didn't believe "face coverings in public places make sense".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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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