make up
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Women still make up the overwhelming majority of neurotoxin consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sales by Canada’s wholesalers, who make up the largest component of the country’s services sector, dropped by 1.6% between July and August to C$91.58 billion and fell by a sharper 1.8% in volume terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The increased cost of electronic inputs in computers and consumer electronics goods is estimated to make up around 15 basis points in total to core PCE inflation until late in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The elements that make up our planet help determine processes such as plate tectonics, the generation of its protective magnetic field, and the movement of essential chemicals into the atmosphere, oceans, and soil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
But people like to make up stories about famous paintings, and the musician story is a good story.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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