makeshift
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For the first 10 years of her tennis life, Eala learned the game from her grandfather on a makeshift half-basketball court in Manila.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
At a makeshift morgue in the quake-hit Venezuelan port of La Guaira, forensic experts in blue gowns and caps picked their way through dozens of bodies laid out in bags under the sun.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Video and images broadcast on state television showed Silva standing under a makeshift tarp and guarded by Venezuelan soldiers as he addressed a group of miners on new mining policies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
He transformed the White House lawn into a makeshift Colosseum and held a modern-day gladiatorial spectacle, officially called UFC Freedom 250.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
“Never,” I admitted as Frankie folded the coverlet into a makeshift mattress.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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