makeshift
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The group began conducting flights over the Straits of Florida, searching for makeshift boats carrying Cuban migrants.
From BBC • May 20, 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
Walking down a makeshift runway in a top-floor studio, a model pulls on a translucent, hooded jacket embedded with LED lights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
A makeshift forward-operating base was set up inside Iran and used in the mission to rescue the U.S. airmen whose plane went down in early April.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
He squatted in front of the apple crate the dealer had set up as a makeshift table and flipped down another nickel.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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