makeshift
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However, he was carried around the stadium on a makeshift throne during a "meet the audience" segment, suggesting his torn ligament hasn't completely healed.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The novel illuminates the makeshift community cultivated among the beggars, who maintain their own hierarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
A makeshift window on the back wall opens onto what looks like a portal to outer space.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
For transgender students at a makeshift tea stall in New Delhi -- many of whom have not even come out to their families -- the implications feel overwhelming.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Matthias set up a solitary makeshift camp that night.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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