make up
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It is a sprawling network of independent retail and wholesale businesses, including a cluster of 150 shops that make up its main attraction, Santee Alley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
That throttled supply means property prices -- and therefore rents -- make up an unaffordable proportion of many people's income.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Monaco has a special status as a track where driving talent can make the difference, and he needs to make up ground in the championship.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
However, when electricity is priced below 20 cents a kilowatt-hour, the systems might not make up their cost in energy savings during their usable lives, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Sheehan said his editors still couldn’t make up their minds whether to run with the Pentagon Papers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
