makeshift
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The port became known as the "dock of shame" after more than 2,500 migrants slept there in the open or under makeshift shelters during a surge in arrivals in 2020.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Food was served in a parking lot and a Turkish restaurant was turned into a makeshift office.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Under the makeshift tents in refugee camps across the border, the mere mention of the Russians -- still widely known as Wagner -- brings fear.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Next to a roundabout, a field had become a makeshift cemetery for fighters.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The Shoun brothers set up a plank as a makeshift table.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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