making for
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Her decision is making for some uncomfortable home-state politics.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
Rollins understood the racket he would be making for his neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Emery's perfectionist streak makes his management of Villa a work of art, with work-rate, organisation and talent making for a top-class team.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Stocks were caught up Friday in a whirlwind of market-moving headlines, making for a wild final trading day in a rough month for U.S. equities.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
The bear was making for a narrow wooden shed, raising his head to sniff this way and that, and when he reached the door he stopped and said: “In there.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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