makings
Example Sentences
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“We perhaps have the makings of a deal here,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to confirm any agreement but said that "we perhaps have the makings of a deal here."
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“This is all the makings of the most hated V-shaped rally again,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
This has the makings of an instant classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Odd as it might seem, old Hoarfrost Umber had once believed his youngest son had the makings of a maester.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
