make up
Example Sentences
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The New York Apartment Association, which represents building owners, said the freeze could force landlords who own both market-rate and rent-stabilized units to raise prices on the market-rate ones to make up for the loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Qualcomm expects handsets to make up just one-third of its revenue by fiscal 2029, down from 72% in fiscal 2025.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Retailers are likely slower to pass along savings to make up for thinner margins when gas prices spiked in March and April, he noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
That means it must not only beat Haiti, it has to make up a two-goal deficit on Brazil as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
He folds his arms over his chest and replies, “I’m not really sure where to put my emotions. On one hand, I love this ‘act out to make up for never acting out.’
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
