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made-up

[meyd-uhp] / ˈmeɪdˈʌp /


made up




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Meloni has said his comments were entirely "made-up", and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cancelled a trip to the US early next week.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

You also don’t want an AI-forward lawyer, the type of guy who files a brief with three made-up cases.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

It also tells the story of the Noothies, a made-up community of former below-the-line film workers who stumbled upon a god — and a hidden truth about the nature of reality.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Slop shows up as a made-up citation in a legal filing.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

There was nothing made-up about her, but she was almost movie-star beautiful.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

The researchers studied a biofilm made up of E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

After removing duplicates of stocks in two or more of the groups, our initial list was made up of 523 stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

A 20% jump in sales of Boehringer’s human-pharma products made up for a more muted performance in its animal-health business, which posted a 0.4% rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

To help the EU answer it, an expert panel made up of doctors, academics, youth representatives and parents will deliver their recommendations Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

What Daddy lacked in formal education, he made up for with his profound knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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