def get_sponsored_special_coverage_query(only_recent=False):
    """
    Reference to all SpecialCovearge queries.

    :param only_recent: references RECENT_SPONSORED_OFFSET_HOURS from django settings.
        Used to return sponsored content within a given configuration of hours.
    :returns: Djes.LazySearch query matching all active speical coverages.
    """
    special_coverages = get_sponsored_special_coverages()
    es_query = SearchParty(special_coverages).search()
    if only_recent:
        offset = getattr(settings, "RECENT_SPONSORED_OFFSET_HOURS", 0)
        es_query = es_query.filter(
            Published(after=timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(hours=offset))
        )
    return es_query