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The best eye shadow primers could be the make-or-break step that decides whether your look stays flawless or fades before lunchtime.
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
But a public one is make-or-break.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Dec. 2025
That means an absence from even a single Republican senator could make-or-break what is likely to be a razor-thin margin.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
China’s updated five-year plan frames the coming half-decade as a make-or-break effort supported by government funding and tax breaks to incentivize private companies to spend more on research.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
But a public one is make-or-break.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Dec. 2025
That means an absence from even a single Republican senator could make-or-break what is likely to be a razor-thin margin.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
China’s updated five-year plan frames the coming half-decade as a make-or-break effort supported by government funding and tax breaks to incentivize private companies to spend more on research.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make-or-break
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“Make-or-break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make-or-break. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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