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make it up

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  1. see under make up.


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“But we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process,” the president wrote.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Again, the author has to make it up as she goes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

“The banks are just going to have to make it up somewhere else, and the easiest place is rewards.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 2026

Capaldi posted on social media: "Had to come back and make it up to you all."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025

It took me doing her physics homework for weeks to make it up to her.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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