altitude
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Clay is not Sabalenka's strongest surface even though she has won three times in Madrid, where the high altitude makes the conditions similar to a hard court.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
So far, though, the SpaceX AI play is getting a lot less altitude than its rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
This extra resistance can gradually alter satellite trajectories and cause some spacecraft to lose altitude faster than expected.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
There will be short, sharp peaks and valleys, but if you can’t stand the rises and falls in altitude, hand over those anxieties to your silent, hardworking virtual self.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
A side effect of the surgery, he discovered early in the Everest climb, was that the low barometric pressure that exists at high altitude caused his eyesight to fail.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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