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[hahyt] / haɪt /




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Even at the height of Field’s renown, she writes, a “Pole going by a French name, Chopin, had been drawing attention for his nocturnes—John’s invention—without giving due credit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

While they were only 80 years old, the largest averaged well over a meter in diameter at chest height, and some were more than 1.5m.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The runway slope and width create what’s known as a crowned runway illusion that distorts a pilot’s perception of height and distance during their final approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

He said there had been a "huge degree of panic" on the plane as there was a "very, very, very sharp decrease in height".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Each one is the height of a small tree.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

At the very least, I would suggest that the Manchester City scandal, which has driven the already-overheated British media to new heights of hysteria, isn’t really about soccer or sports.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was there that she met Sigurd, and Ms. Kingsolver revels in the brief, halcyon period when Livia was rapturously in love and reaching new heights of musical mastery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The other Oompa Loompas on the Netflix set were new to the production and included performers of different genders and heights.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I wanted to find out if the conspiracy theory’s originator had known what they were doing, if they now felt delight at the heights their creation had reached.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The pillars that lined the walls around them soared high over his head, with more carved marble creatures staring down at him from the heights.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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