high
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The high temperatures are the result of a high-pressure system lingering over the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Italy is putting nearly all of its major cities on the highest "red" alert for high temperatures, as a new heatwave grips the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
On the southern tip of Malaysia, seaside high rises built for tens of thousands of people sit mostly empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
If the cost of health benefits wasn’t as high, wage growth would probably be a little larger — albeit not a huge swing higher, Berger noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The man dressed in black sits high on his horse.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Margins for making products like jet fuel, diesel and gasoline climbed to record highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
This weekend is expected to see highs of 95 to 110 degrees in the valleys, with portions of the Antelope Valley potentially reaching 115 degrees, and 100 to 110 across the Inland Empire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Since the start of the Iran war, the near-term WTI contract has traded at highs above $119, but also dropped below $70 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
After a two-year rally that has seen several markets and companies around hit record highs, the air is blowing out, with chip firms bearing the brunt of the selling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
And my emotions were similarly amplified: The highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
In the industry, some also refer to “open-source” models, which provide a higher level of transparency, offering users full access to weights, training code and other data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In 2019, Purja scaled all of the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 meters, or about 26,250 feet, in six months and six days, a world record at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Globally, less than 2% of the population are thought to have red hair but Kieran's research lead him to believe the US figure is higher than that.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some workers are feeling the pinch of higher health-insurance premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
They climbed higher and the ground was gravelly and black; the plants were gray spikes and the creek disappeared.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
One campaigner said: "If national parks are prepared to sell their very name to the highest bidder, then we're already on the path to industrial extraction of the most protected landscapes."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
On the flip side, which renovations or upgrades have the highest impact on resale value?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
California has the highest minimum wage out of all 50 states, according to the governor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most technical climbs of all the 8,000-metre-plus ascents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The buyer of the second tranche—the second story of the skyscraper—took the next wave of prepayments and in exchange received the second highest interest rate, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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