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covering

[kuhv-er-ing] / ˈkʌv ər ɪŋ /


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Tens of thousands of people have left Tyre, but around 20,000 remain, including 15,000 displaced from surrounding villages, despite Israeli evacuation warnings covering most of the city and a broad swathe of the south.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The budget request is seeking money "to rebuild Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility", with funds covering the first year of costs.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Find insight on Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Novartis and more in the latest Market Talks covering the health care sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Those might include establishing a federal reinsurance program that shares natural disaster risks with insurers, or covering the risk itself similarly to how the National Flood Insurance Program works.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The last one showed a tall lumberjack with bright petals covering the skin of his arms.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova