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makes

  • present tense form
    of make (3rd person singular).
    make
    verb (used with object)
    to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc..

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And that lack of clarity makes it difficult to map out his return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But, he says, "I'm not sure if it helps, if the memory helps me to keep climbing or it makes me stop."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Correct, because federal tax law expressly makes return information confidential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The commercial importance of diesel makes this rise particularly alarming, with more obvious potential for high diesel prices to bleed into broader inflation than for crude,” analysts at Wolfe Research said in a note Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

My brother makes a joke about me being bad at cooking.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold