made certain

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Now that it is arriving in the country, landslides, downed power lines and fallen trees have made certain roads impassable - complicating its distribution.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

This allowed for a teaching tool that made certain logical relations clearer because they could be simply seen.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

A 3-1 win on the day made certain of that and soon a sea of light blue shirts flooded the field.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

Her father was among the first Black architecture graduates from USC — an achievement whose importance he understood but wore lightly, and which made certain paths seem possible for his daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

He checked Derek one more time, made certain his breathing was regular and his heart was beating steadily, and then moved off down the side of the lake, looking for wood.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen