man-made

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Isn’t it wonderful, though, to have a reason to reacquaint yourself with a world map that isn’t related to war, natural or man-made disaster or economic and political tension?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the man-made waterway handles around 40% of U.S. container traffic—amounting to roughly $270 billion annually—according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

There were to have been miles of ski slopes and a full-on ski village with a man-made lake and luxury hotels and shops – a mini St Moritz in the mountains of Arabia.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

It should be emphasized that this division into four classes is man-made; it is convenient for the construction of partial theories, but it may not correspond to anything deeper.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking