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in the making

ADJECTIVE
planned
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She called the situation a “public health crisis” in the making.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

The UniCredit-Commerzbank deal, already two years in the making, still faces various obstacles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

But then this team has been a project years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Against this backdrop as a Somalian national, Artan's position has long been in the making.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kmoch, the arbiter, sensing that Bobby was a champion in the making, had already begun collecting the prodigy’s original score sheets as if they were early Rembrandt sketches.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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