makeshift
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Sabrina Carpenter asked as she gazed out at the tens of thousands of fans she’d gathered into a makeshift city Friday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
When two MC-130Js, a special-operations aircraft, landed in a makeshift forward-operating base inside Iran they ran into problems when their nose wheels sank into the ground and couldn’t take off, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But while Naden left in his wake a string of burgled properties and makeshift camps – including at a zoo – there was no trace of Freeman.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
He pulled a makeshift tunic of drakon leather over his shredded T-shirt, but it did nothing to keep out the chill.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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