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lofty

[lawf-tee, lof-] / ˈlɔf ti, ˈlɒf- /




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Some investors appear to be getting impatient, pointing to Musk’s lofty promises about the rollout.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

And yet even if this dispute was over lofty principles of judicial supremacy and institutional regard, the court’s later conduct gave the game away.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Chatterjee wrote that Corning stock’s current valuation “creates a challenging execution hurdle relative to the earnings expectation now being embedded by the buyside to justify such a lofty premium.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But several items from his lofty agenda have yet to be accomplished.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It was Rabi who retained Eisenhower’s confidence in this lofty scientific dispute, however.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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