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in the making

ADJECTIVE
planned
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In Georgia, officials are hailing the factory as a historic win years in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The whole of Wisconsin is amid a celebration a half-century in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

OK, straight in with the current champions, because this is a dynasty in the making.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A decade in the making, this eight-cabinet, horn-loaded, in-the-round custom rig of monolithic wooden speakers will act as the show’s second stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unlike other potters, who traced a complete pattern with their initial incisions, Min sometimes varied from the sketchy tracing; his work seemed to flow more freely both in the making and in the final result.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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