makings
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Aldi’s box, at $40 for 10 people, also includes the makings for green bean casserole and a pumpkin pie with whipped topping.
The makings are available for a new national elite if we can just change the incentives and criteria by which people enter the national elite.
Add to that the manor’s soon-to-be-revealed secret passages, to say nothing of a fortune in hidden jewels, and we have all the makings of a classic “old dark house” mystery.
If they used his resources wisely, the Blue Jays had all the makings of a powerhouse.
There are two things working in Bolton’s favor: First, he has the makings of a solid motion to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution.
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