makeshift
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About 60 volunteers with clipboards spread out over Hollywood on Tuesday morning to count every tent, makeshift shelter, lived-in vehicle and obviously homeless person.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
A makeshift memorial has been erected on the sidewalk in front of the centre's gates and police cars still patrol the area surrounding the southern California institution.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The lobby is turned into a makeshift red carpet for women in elaborate gowns on their way to screenings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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
This illuminated the entire room, and now Mother saw that, in addition to the makeshift bed and books, there was a drawer on the floor holding several items of neatly folded clothing.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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