makings
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It’s hardly the makings of a global depression, but it will surely deliver more persistent pain than markets are currently pricing in.
From Barron's • May 1, 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
Therein, of course, lay the chief problem and the makings for an apparently inevitable tragedy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
