patched up
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Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
The Liberal Party leader said both parties had patched up with an agreement that neither party could overturn decisions taken by the coalition's joint "shadow cabinet" of senior lawmakers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
The sign, which features a rose over the green “Rose Bowl” lettering, was created in the 1950s and was patched up and tired looking after nearly 75 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
But then at the violent peak of their bitter rivalry in 2019 Jokowi and Prabowo also patched up their differences with minimal fuss.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
But our mechanics always just patched up the outsides, tuned up the insides, and then repainted them Marine Corps camouflage green.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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