making up
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Still, that’s down from 497,000 in the third quarter a year earlier, with EVs making up only around 6% of new vehicle sales in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Could we be making up for all our screen time by commanding group bonding between the Idareds and the Golden Delicious?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
People from China were the most common group to come to the UK on study visas, making up 23% of the total.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Financial stocks, as well as the country’s energy sector, stand to benefit under that scenario — two areas making up a large part of the Brazilian equities market, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The square was full of people and the fireworks experts were making up their set pieces for the night and covering them over with beech branches.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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