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elevation

[el-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɛl əˈveɪ ʃən /




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Goldman’s research momentum and market breadth signals do show signs of extreme elevation in the 98th and 94th percentile respectively.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“We have a very long ski season just because of the elevation that the mountains sit at,” Van Greuning said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"The glacier has lost so much elevation and mass that it simply can't continue to maintain the same output," he said.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Analyst Maher Yaghi says that while gross loading came above his expectations, churn elevation caused net loading to miss his estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

If you were to walk a straight line for a hundred miles and drop a total of three hundred feet, you wouldn’t even realize you were descending in elevation at all.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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