making for

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Her decision is making for some uncomfortable home-state politics.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

She said that she had a marine biology assignment due Friday and a midterm Monday in an evolutionary medicine course, and that she had not saved the readings offline, making for “a stressful morning.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The markets are, however watching events in the Gulf, alongside British ballot boxes, which is making for a delicate time for UK government debt.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Shares of Verizon rose 23.3% in the first three months of the year, making for their largest quarterly gain since the September quarter of 2010, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

They were making for the main road; but even as they ran they stumbled and fell to the ground and lay still.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien