making it with

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Tight end Traore came through the NFL Academy but Bernard has never played American football before - his physical attributes have earned him a shot at making it with the Eagles.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“There’s a joy in having your life planned out and making it with someone else, but there’s also a deep joy in having that open up, especially when you’re a little bit older.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

First he tried making it with just pistachios, but he says, "It didn't have the same, I hate to say it, artificialness to it."

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

Still, the Commanders used the short field to kick a 55-yard field goal — with Slye just making it with 7:33 left.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2022

A house, Rue d'Anjou, No. 39, was purchased for six thousand guineas, and Rumford expended much thought and energy in making it, with its garden of two acres, all that he could desire.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William