makings

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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

The match in Rabat, between two of the continent's leading nations, had the makings of the tie of the round but never quite lived up to its billing.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

This has the makings of an instant classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

He had known they were getting sharp, but now he knew in no uncertain terms that he had the makings of something exceptional in his boat.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown