man-made
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Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
"This is kind of pushing the frontier of science," said Ryan Schultz, a seismologist specialised in man-made earthquakes.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
They are rugged concrete basins with shells fixed to vertical man-made walls.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“It’s groomed out just like man-made snow,” Wilson said.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
The settlement included a number of religious shrines, the earliest found so far, and on their plaster-covered walls we encounter the earliest paintings on a man-made surface.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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