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[meyk] / meɪk /










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Higher gas prices make a drive from California or Arizona more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“But this is my job, and trust me, I’ll make sure they will be fine ahead of the next game. We will try to remedy what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

"He spent the whole evening holding onto his sticks to make sure they didn't get mixed up with mine," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Perhaps a lesson in what happens when you try to make doomscrolling illegal?

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

“Midnight can make it if we travel all night.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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