making up

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Cashell says she thinks the mood will still be "high" for the rest of the event, but that "there's going to be a lot of making up to do".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

With Republicans making up about 15% of L.A.’s registered voters, Rob Stutzman, a GOP strategist, said Pratt might win enough independent voters and disaffected Democrats to make it past the primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The brand is Gap’s biggest, making up about 57% of total sales in the first quarter, which ended in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He on Monday proposed "the Tau Scaling Law", or "Her's Law", by which instead of optimising for space, designers optimise for the time taken for the various elements making up a chip to communicate.

From Barron's • May 25, 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