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makings

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plural noun

potentials, qualities, or materials
he had the makings of a leader
slang.
Also calledrollings the tobacco and cigarette paper used for rolling a cigarette
profits; earnings

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The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation.

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At 5-1 down on aggregate, it had all the makings of a long and painful night for Spanish boss Emery and his players as they were punished by this brutally brilliant PSG.

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So when the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets open their best-of-seven playoff series Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Ball Arena, it has the makings of a very intense and close series.

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Liberty, the No. 13 seed, is in the tournament for the first team since 2018 after winning the Conference USA tournament, and it has all the makings of a possible Cinderella.

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Sounds like the makings of a joke, but when the waters start to rise, this simple, wordless tale deepens into a warm-blooded epic about teamwork and survival.

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