high
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To add insult to injury, Wales replacement prop Ben Warren was shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Marco van Staden.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The release comes at a time of high tensions between Havana and Washington.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The high consumer price sensitivity, which fueled these record volumes, also drove many members to use our gas stations for the very first time,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
To examine the plate beneath the OJP, the researchers studied high frequency seismic signals called Po and So waves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
“You one of them little high school girls that be following Ford around?” she says before going back to her book.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Retail beef prices have hit record highs, with the average price for U.S. ground beef climbing to $6.825 a pound in July, according to U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Shares of both Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum had also closed at record highs on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Treasurys back from eight-week highs and weakening the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Temperatures are unlikely to reach 30C this weekend with a more general slight fall in the highs across the UK expected.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
They were weary from all the walking, and crashing from their sugar highs.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Cabinet Office figures for the New Year Honours 2026 show that for higher awards that has now risen to 31%, a record level.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Figures from the firm shared on Friday showed that on Tuesday, July 7, traffic at Taco Bell was 2.3% higher than a typical Tuesday for the chain this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Analysts worry the steady ratcheting higher could set off an escalatory spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Here, a filmmaker who managed to reach the peak of Olympus makes the prideful, ill-fated decision to hoist a ladder toward the stars, trying to get even higher, past where even the Gods can see.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Auntie Nina introduces herself to Pua and Ikaika, and then urges us to hele before the sun gets any higher in the sky.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Which state has the highest average life expectancy?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the case of aspartame, the amount consumed by the highest group was roughly equal to the aspartame in one can of diet soda.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
But in 2025 it had risen to the second highest, after Romania.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The city is home to just under 100,000 people and boasts one of the highest concentrations of mobile home parks in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Declaration stepped gingerly, carefully, toward us—toward the highest point of Listening Rock, where she sat down next to me, which put me in the middle between her and Peach.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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