covering

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In covering, or closing out, short positions, traders buy the shares they had been betting might decline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake, covering about 300 square miles in Imperial and Riverside counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Wednesday was “more short covering than convicted bulls buying,” Sameer Samana, head of global equities and real assets at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Research firm Rystad Energy last month pegged energy infrastructure repair costs in the region at over $25 billion, covering engineering, construction, equipment and materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I hardly felt the rain as it pelted down on me, covering the road and the rock walls on each side.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff