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

The idea is to see if they can boost the amount and variety of wildlife on man-made structures like sea defences.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“It’s groomed out just like man-made snow,” Wilson said.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson