the making of

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: the cause of one's becoming a better person
His time in the army was the making of him.

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Lam Research, which supplies equipment and services for the making of semiconductors, will also talk on Wednesday about how its business is doing. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Nine years ago, filmmaker Zack Snyder, facing a personal family tragedy and the loss of confidence from the studio, was replaced by Joss Whedon during the making of 2017’s Justice League. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Scot insists in his treatise that the making of contracts with the devil is a complete fiction. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The panel, which was moderated by the original voice of Korra, Janet Varney, also gave the audience a peak at the making of the series and a special script-to-screen clip. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the making of

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