making up

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Under the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, if the Crown Estate's profits fall, the monarch still currently receives the same amount as the previous year, with the government making up the difference.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Cloud computing is dominated by US platforms with the three biggest -- Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud -- making up 70 percent of the European market.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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

Even when Motorola—a key Phoenix employer—ran into financial trouble and semiconductor makers moved jobs overseas, the back-office economy kept growing, more than making up for the losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He was so smitten he went back every day for a week, making up dumb questions about home equity loans and IRAs.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson