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Even if the index falls short of that milestone, a third straight year of double-digit returns would still make for a remarkable accomplishment.

From MarketWatch

It’s deceptively simple: a curated list of meals you intend to make for dinner.

From Salon

But to try one of Vancouver’s most beloved Chinese restaurants, make for Chinatown BBQ, where the checkerboard floors and hanging meat evoke a classic Cantonese chopshop.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her editorial decisions, even if made for the purest of journalistic reasons, were intended to be factors in the Ellison family’s stalking of the Warner properties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only 3.82 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which made for the lowest volume day since Jan. 3, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's