elevated

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“This is because if the shocks hit one after another, they will keep inflation elevated for quite some time,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

While gold recouped part of its earlier losses, remaining about 9% below levels seen at the start of the conflict, with persistent risks to energy supplies and damaged infrastructure likely to keep inflation uncertainty elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Airlines have been under pressure on concerns that elevated jet-fuel prices will squeeze margins and curb demand as carriers are forced to raise fares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That combination of elevated prices and slowing growth is what economists broadly refer to as stagflation, but there’s no universally agreed upon threshold for when it’s in effect.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

On rare occasions we would go all the way over to the East Side to the market stalls under the elevated railroad tracks.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers