making much of

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There are a handful of reasons the U.S. dollar should be strengthening — but those reasons don’t seem to be making much of a difference right now.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Proud said the company is making much of its tooling in-house and would be able to lower the cost of chip production by using less-expensive processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

At the same time, building society Nationwide has been making much of its "branch promise" to keep all of its existing branches open until at least 2026, unless there are "circumstances outside of our control".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

South Korea's showcasing of its U.S. ties comes after rival North Korea has been making much of its relations with its old partner, Russia.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

Without making much of a fuss, Mrs. Tracy went straight into science.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott