makeshift
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Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
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
At times, Liverpool executed the press well, with their front three blocking PSG's makeshift back three - before Frimpong jumped up to press whichever home player had rotated to the left side of defence.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
For a few minutes, the scratching of pens and swirling of paintbrushes were the only sounds in the tiny, makeshift nursery.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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